Baby coughing incessantly can be extremely harmful, but there is a type of chronic cough that is particularly difficult to cure. Honey Date Stir-Fried Chinese Yam is one of the best remedies for treating this type of cough. Chinese yam is a common ingredient that also has medicinal properties. So what are the benefits and effects of Honey Date Stir-Fried Chinese Yam? Let's find out together.
【Name】
Honey Date Stir-Fried Chinese Yam
【Ingredients】
1000g Chinese yam, 150g honey dates, 10 canned cherries, 1 piece of pork fat (the size of a small bowl), 15g cooked lard, 200g white sugar, appropriate amount of osmanthus brine and water starch.
【Instructions】
1. Cook the Chinese yam and remove the skin. Wash the honey dates with warm water, cut them in half, and remove the pits. Wash the pork fat and let it dry.
2. Remove the pits from the cherries and set aside. Grease a bowl with lard and line the bottom with the pork fat. Place the cherries in the center and surround them with the honey dates.
3. Cut the Chinese yam into 3-4cm long sections, then cut them into 4 slices lengthwise. Arrange the slices on top of the honey dates.
4. Layer the Chinese yam slices and sprinkle a layer of white sugar in between. Drizzle some lard on top and add sugar and osmanthus on the top layer. Steam until cooked.
5. When serving, remove the bowl, invert it onto a plate, and remove the pork fat. Meanwhile, pour clear water into a pot, add sugar to dissolve, and thicken it with water starch. Pour the sauce over the Chinese yam.
【Benefits and Effects】
Supplements the spleen and stomach, nourishes the kidneys and heart. Suitable for weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite, palpitations and insomnia, and weak waist and knees. It has the effects of improving appetite, nourishing the heart for better sleep, and preventing diseases and maintaining health.
【Treating Baby's Chronic Cough】
Coughing for less than 3 weeks is called acute cough, coughing for 8 weeks or more is called chronic cough, and coughing between the two is known as subacute cough. We often encounter patients with long-term coughing, with coughing lasting for more than 8 weeks, and normal chest X-rays or CT scans. These patients are usually referred to as chronic cough of unknown cause.
Honey Date Stir-Fried Chinese Yam can tonify the kidneys and moisten the lungs, treat chronic cough due to lung deficiency, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, fatigue, and weakness in the limbs. Consuming it regularly can strengthen the kidneys and improve overall health.
Chinese yam strengthens the spleen and stomach, nourishes lung qi, and supplements kidney essence. This recipe is most suitable for infants and young children, as it not only stops coughing and treats asthma, but also has good therapeutic effects on symptoms such as loss of appetite, excessive sweating, drooling, and timidness in children. It is important to note that Chinese yam should not be boiled for too long, otherwise the starch enzyme it contains will break down and lose its nourishing effects.
