The weather these days is like a roller coaster, sometimes cold and sometimes hot. One day we are wearing light clothes, the next day we need to wear warm clothes. In this unpredictable season, many people are afraid of the cold. How can we keep ourselves warm? Why not try stewing soup with cinnamon? It has a good effect in warming the body and dispelling cold!
1. Ginseng and Cinnamon Stewed Squab
Ingredients: 1 squab, 40g ginseng, 5g cinnamon, chicken essence, salt, a few slices of ginger.
Method:
1. Wash the cinnamon, ginseng, and squab. Cut the squab into small pieces.
2. Put these ingredients into a clay pot and add an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat.
3. Simmer over low heat for one hour until the squab meat is tender. Add salt and chicken essence to season before serving.
Effects:
1. Ginseng: nourishes and strengthens the kidneys, nourishes yin and yang, and calms the mind.
2. Cinnamon: warms the yang, relieves pain, dispels cold, expands blood vessels, promotes blood circulation. Suitable for people who are afraid of the cold and have cold hands and feet.
3. Squab: nourishes and detoxifies the blood, supplements qi.
4. Ginseng and cinnamon stewed squab: nourishes the five organs, dispels cold and relieves pain, warms the meridians and invigorates yang.
2. Cinnamon Rice Porridge
Ingredients: Cinnamon, 100g rice, 3g sugar.
Method:
1. Soak the rice and drain. Wash the cinnamon and boil it in water to extract the juice.
2. Add an appropriate amount of water to a pot, bring the rice to a boil over high heat, then pour in the cinnamon juice.
3. Simmer over low heat until thickened, then add sugar to taste.
Effects:
1. Cinnamon: has the effects of replenishing qi, assisting yang, dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation, warming the spleen and stomach, and removing cold accumulation.
2. Rice: has the effects of replenishing the middle, invigorating the qi, nourishing the spleen and stomach, harmonizing the five organs, promoting blood circulation, improving hearing and vision, relieving irritability, quenching thirst, and stopping diarrhea.
3. Cinnamon porridge: promotes appetite, nourishes deficiency, warms the spleen and stomach, nourishes the stomach and invigorates the collaterals, promotes blood circulation and regulates menstruation.
3. Cinnamon and Dried Ginger Wine
Ingredients: 50g cinnamon, 100g dried ginger, 1000ml rice wine.
Method: Cut the ingredients into slices and crush them into coarse powder. Place them in a clean container, add the rice wine, seal and soak for 5-7 days. Open the container, filter out the residue, and store the clear wine in a bottle for later use.
Effects:
1. Cinnamon: dispels cold and relieves pain. It replenishes fire and strengthens yang.
2. Dried ginger: warms the middle, dispels cold, promotes blood circulation, and transforms phlegm. It can directly stimulate the heart and has an excitatory effect on the central nervous system of blood vessel movement.
3. Cinnamon and dried ginger wine: warms the middle, dispels cold, and promotes blood circulation.
