Yanwo is a precious tonic suitable for people with weak constitution, easy fatigue, and low immunity. Many people will stew and consume yanwo with other ingredients. What is the best combination for stewing yanwo?
Yanwo and Rock Sugar
When yanwo and rock sugar are used together, they can nourish yin, moisten the lungs, and generate body fluids. They are beneficial for conditions such as deficiency, cough, wheezing, and coughing up blood.
Ingredients: 10g yanwo, 10g red dates, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Soak the yanwo in water to remove impurities; wash and remove the pits of the red dates, set aside.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil.
3. Add yanwo and red dates, bring to a boil and then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour.
4. Then add rock sugar and simmer until it dissolves.
Yanwo and Tremella
Tremella has similar medicinal effects to yanwo. Both can invigorate the spleen, nourish yin, and moisturize the lungs. When stewed together, they have the effects of nourishing yin, clearing heat, and relieving cough.
Ingredients: 10g yanwo, 15g tremella, 5g snow clam, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Soak the yanwo in water.
2. Remove impurities and wash the tremella and snow clam.
3. Put yanwo, tremella, and snow clam into a pot.
4. Add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil.
5. Then simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes.
6. Finally, add rock sugar and stir until it dissolves.
Yanwo and American Ginseng
When yanwo and American ginseng are stewed together, they can nourish yin, moisturize dryness, clear heat, and invigorate qi. They can be used for symptoms such as dry cough, coughing up blood, hot flashes, and night sweats caused by lung and stomach yin deficiency.
Ingredients: 5g American ginseng, 15g yanwo, 10g tremella.
Instructions:
1. Soak the tremella and yanwo in water, wash and drain.
2. Put tremella, American ginseng, and yanwo into a clay pot.
3. Add water.
4. Stew over low heat for about 3 hours.
5. Finally, add rock sugar and stir until it dissolves.
Yanwo and Lily Bulb
Lily bulb can relieve cough and moisturize the lungs, calm the mind, and yanwo contains abundant protein and vitamins. When stewed together, they can nourish yin, generate body fluids, calm the mind, moisturize the lungs, and relieve cough without causing dryness or heat.
Main ingredients: 50g lotus seeds, 50g lily bulb, 15g yanwo, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Soak the yanwo in water, remove impurities and fine hairs, and drain the water.
2. Wash and drain the lotus seeds and lily bulb.
3. Put the lotus seeds, lily bulb, yanwo, and rock sugar into a stewing pot.
4. Add an appropriate amount of boiling water and cover the pot.
5. Stew over low heat for about 30 minutes.
Yanwo and Milk
Both milk and yanwo are rich in protein. When consumed together, they can supplement the body's nutrition and improve the immune system.
Ingredients: 5g yanwo, half packet of fresh milk, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Soak the yanwo in warm water, remove impurities.
2. Then put the soaked yanwo into a pot and simmer for about 20 minutes.
3. Then add fresh milk and stir in the rock sugar.
4. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
What Not to Eat with Yanwo
Tea
Tea contains tannic acid, which can react with the protein in yanwo and destroy the nutritional components of yanwo. Taking them together can affect the absorption of the medicinal effects of yanwo by the intestines and stomach, reducing its efficacy.
Acidic Foods
Such as lemons, hawthorns, and plums. These acidic substances can react with the protein in yanwo, thereby potentially reducing the nutritional value of yanwo.
Greasy and Spicy Foods
Yanwo contains abundant protein. Consuming it with greasy and spicy foods may affect the absorption of the nutritional components of yanwo and may cause indigestion or gastrointestinal discomfort.
