"Rain falls heavily in the Qingming season, and the road is full of people mourning. Qingming Festival is one of the most important solar terms in the twenty-four solar terms. Of course, spring is also a good season for liver health. In the spring, the lungs are strong, so how can we take care of our liver in the spring? Let's try some recipes that can cool the lungs. Below, I will introduce you to several liver nourishing soups. Let's learn together."
Liver Nourishing Soups
1. Snow Pear and Tremella Soup
Materials: 1 snow pear, 30g dried Tremella, 5g Fritillaria, some white sugar.
Instructions: Remove the roots and impurities from the dried Tremella and tear it into small pieces. Peel and deseed the snow pear and cut it into small pieces. Put the Tremella, snow pear, Fritillaria, and white sugar into a stewing dish and steam for 30-40 minutes. Serve on a plate and enjoy.
Effects: This soup nourishes the yin, cleanses the lungs, and reduces phlegm and heat.
2. Goji Leaf and Pig Liver Porridge
Materials: Rice, pig liver, lean meat, goji leaves, shredded ginger, a little cornstarch, salt, oil.
Instructions: Wash the goji leaves. If concerned about pesticide residues, soak them in water for 20 minutes. Slice the pig liver and lean meat and marinate the lean meat in a little cornstarch for 5 minutes. Wash the rice thoroughly, add 1500ml of water to a pot, bring to a boil, add a few drops of salad oil, and then add the rice. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Increase the heat, add the shredded ginger, pig liver, lean meat, and goji leaves. Boil for 2 minutes, add salt to taste, and serve.
Effects: Goji leaves can protect the liver and improve vision. Paired with pig liver, which helps cool the lungs, this porridge is suitable for people with excessive lung heat.
3. Spinach and Pig Liver Soup
Materials: 250g spinach, 100g pig liver, salt, 2 cups of water.
Instructions: Soak the pig liver in water, drain the blood, and wash. Cut into thin slices. Wash and cut the spinach into sections. Boil water in a pot and add the spinach and pig liver. Cook for a short while, add a small amount of salt for seasoning, and remove from heat.
Effects: Pig liver nourishes the liver and blood, improves vision, and effectively reduces lung heat and clears heat and toxins. Spinach is also beneficial for the digestive system and detoxification. The combination of pig liver and spinach increases their nutritional value.
Liver Nourishing Fruits
1. Strawberries
Strawberries contain various vitamins, especially a rich source of vitamin C. The carotene in strawberries is an important substance for synthesizing vitamin A, which helps improve vision and nourish the liver. Strawberries also contain pectin and dietary fiber, which aid in digestion and prevent constipation. In natural therapy, strawberries are used to cleanse the gastrointestinal tract and strengthen the liver. However, people allergic to aspirin or with poor gastrointestinal function should avoid eating strawberries.
2. Citrus Fruits
Eating citrus fruits can prevent liver disease and atherosclerosis. People who eat less than one citrus fruit per day are almost twice as likely to develop alcoholic liver disease compared to those who eat 3-4 citrus fruits per day. This is mainly because patients with viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis have reduced antioxidant capacity in their serum, and the carotenoids and vitamins in citrus fruits can improve this antioxidant capacity, which is beneficial for protecting the liver.
3. Pears
Pear juice has the effect of lowering blood pressure, nourishing yin, and clearing heat. It is beneficial for patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, hepatitis, and cirrhosis. Take one duck pear, wash and slice it, and boil it with three willow twigs. Drink the soup and eat the pear once a day to protect the liver. Take two fresh pears, remove the core, slice them, and soak them in vinegar. Eat them once a day to clear the liver and reduce jaundice.
4. Black Plums
Black plums are known for their "sourness that enters the liver." They have medicinal value in tonifying and astringing the liver. They not only have the effect of reconciling liver qi and nourishing liver blood, but also strengthen the liver's detoxification ability and promote digestion and absorption, thereby regulating and nourishing the liver and protecting it.
5. Grapes
Grapes contain abundant glucose and various vitamins. They have a significant effect on protecting the liver, reducing ascites and edema, and increasing plasma albumin and decreasing transaminase. The glucose, organic acids, amino acids, and vitamins in grapes have an exciting effect on the brain and nerves. They can improve the symptoms of nervous exhaustion and fatigue associated with hepatitis.
Friends, how about it? Have you learned these liver nourishing soups? Quickly save them for your family!
