Red dates are well-known blood tonic. The saying "Five grains plus red dates, better than Ganoderma lucidum" in our country fully illustrates the nutritional value of red dates. They have the effects of nourishing yin and yang, replenishing blood, nourishing the blood, calming the mind, and nourishing the spleen and stomach. Since red dates have such good effects on our body, should we also understand how to eat red dates and what are the specific benefits for us?
1. Steamed dates: Prevent asthma
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dates have the effects of nourishing organs, nourishing qi and blood, and strengthening yang and producing saliva. Eating more dates can prevent asthma to a certain extent. Asthmatic patients, especially the elderly, should insist on eating steamed dates every day. Generally, eat 5 large dates or 8 small dates to improve energy and enhance immune function.
2. Date tea: Nourish qi and protect the throat
After roasting red dates, brew them into tea. It can treat stomach cold and stomachache. If you add longan, it becomes a blood and qi nourishing tea, suitable for teachers, salespersons, and other people who use their voices frequently.
3. Date soup: Relieve cough and moisturize the lungs
Boil red dates, white fungus, and rock sugar together to make soup. It can relieve cough and moisturize the lungs.
Method: Soak the white fungus in water until it expands, remove the stems, tear it into small pieces, put it in a pot with red dates and rock sugar, add 6 bowls of water, boil over high heat, and then simmer for half an hour over low heat before turning off the heat.
4. Date wine: Promote blood circulation
During the soaking process of red dates, the nutrients in the organic matter are more easily dissolved in wine, which has a certain effect on maintaining smooth blood vessels.
5. Red dates boiled with eggs: Nourish blood and beauty
Boil red dates and longan with brown sugar water, wait until the dates are soft and the longan is tender, then add a chicken egg; continue to simmer the egg over low heat. Red dates, longan, and brown sugar all have the effect of nourishing blood, and the boiled egg is very nourishing.
6. Red dates porridge: Calm the mind and aid sleep
According to traditional Chinese medicine, women may experience symptoms such as restlessness and anxiety. Taking an appropriate amount of lily and lotus seeds with red dates can help regulate these symptoms. If cooked with millet, the calming effect of red dates can be better utilized.
7. Date water: Nourish the liver and detoxify
Experiments have shown that giving red date water to people with poor liver function every day for a week can increase the serum protein content in the body, thereby achieving the effect of protecting the liver and detoxifying. It is worth noting that fresh red dates should not be brewed or boiled because their vitamin C content is very high, and using hot water to brew or boil them will seriously destroy the vitamin C.
8. Date water with ginger: Nourish the stomach and calm the mind
Prepare half a catty of red dates and ginger, then grind licorice, cloves, and agarwood into powder, and add a little salt. Take 15 to 25 grams each time, boil and take it in the morning or drink it instead of tea several times a day. It has the effects of nourishing blood, invigorating the stomach, and calming the mind.
It is recommended to eat more red dates in daily life, which has many benefits for our body, especially for women, eating red dates regularly can nourish qi and blood. No matter how red dates are cooked or eaten, the benefits to our body are beyond doubt.
