Spring is the season of rejuvenation and blooming flowers. During this time, people often talk about health and wellness. So how can we use food therapy to take care of ourselves during spring? Let me introduce you to a healthy dish that is suitable for the season. Let's learn together!
【Duck Soup with Dried Tangerine Peel and Chinese Yam】
【Main Ingredients】
Chinese yam (350g), half a duck, dried tangerine peel (2g)
【Seasonings】
Salt (to taste), carrot (50g), corn (1 piece)
【Instructions】
1. Cut the duck into large pieces, wash them, and soak the dried tangerine peel.
2. Fill a pot with water, add the duck, ginger, spring onion, and cooking wine. Bring to a boil.
3. Blanch the duck until it releases blood foam, then rinse it and put it in a clay pot with water.
4. Add the soaked dried tangerine peel.
5. Add the carrot and corn.
6. Cover the pot, turn on the heat, and simmer on high heat for 60 minutes.
7. After that, add the Chinese yam and continue simmering for another 30 minutes.
8. Finally, season with salt according to personal taste before serving.
The Health Benefits of Chinese Yam
Chinese yam has a sweet taste and neutral properties. It is associated with the lungs, spleen, and kidneys. It can nourish the spleen, nourish the lungs, strengthen the kidneys, and nourish essence. It is used to treat spleen deficiency diarrhea, poor appetite with edema, lung deficiency cough and wheezing, diabetes, nocturnal emissions, excessive vaginal discharge, frequent urination due to kidney deficiency, and external use for abscesses and scrofula.
1. Strengthens the Spleen and Aids Digestion
It benefits the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach, making it a dual-purpose medicinal and food ingredient for nourishing the spleen and stomach. It can be consumed whether the spleen yang is deficient or the stomach yin is deficient. It is often used in combination with other herbs to treat weakened spleen and stomach, poor appetite, and diarrhea.
2. Nourishes the Kidneys and Tonifies Essence
It has the effect of strengthening the body, nourishing the kidneys, and tonifying essence. It can be used for conditions such as kidney deficiency with spermatorrhea, excessive vaginal discharge in women, and frequent urination.
3. Lowers Blood Sugar
It has the ability to lower blood sugar levels. It can be used to treat diabetes and is a good dietary therapy for diabetic patients.
4. Anti-Aging and Longevity
It effectively prevents the deposition of blood lipids on blood vessel walls, preventing cardiovascular diseases. It has the effects of strengthening the mind and calming the spirit, promoting longevity.
The Health Benefits of Dried Tangerine Peel
1. Used for symptoms such as bloating in the chest and abdomen. Dried tangerine peel has a dispersing and warming effect, with a fragrant aroma. It is good at regulating Qi and can enter the spleen and lungs. It can be used for conditions such as lung Qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm distention, and spleen and stomach Qi stagnation, abdominal distention. It is often used in combination with other herbs such as mu xiang and zhi ke.
2. Used for conditions such as dampness obstructing the middle burner, abdominal distention, loose stools, and excessive phlegm causing cough. Dried tangerine peel is bitter, warm, and drying. It can invigorate the spleen and move Qi. It is often used for conditions such as dampness obstructing the middle burner, abdominal distention, loose stools with greasy tongue coating. It can be combined with cang zhu and hou po. It is also good at drying dampness and resolving phlegm, and is commonly used to treat phlegm stagnation in the lungs and excessive phlegm causing cough, often combined with ban xia and fu ling.
3. Used for conditions such as decreased appetite and poor digestion due to spleen deficiency, as well as nausea and vomiting. Dried tangerine peel can invigorate the spleen and stimulate appetite, making it suitable for conditions such as weak spleen and stomach, decreased appetite, poor digestion, and loose stools. It is often used in combination with ren shen, bai zhu, and fu ling. It can also regulate the stomach, treating gastric disharmony and vomiting. For cold vomiting, it can be used with fresh ginger; for hot vomiting, it can be combined with zhu ru and huang lian.
Friends, have you learned how to make this healthy dish? Be sure to save it for your family!
