Chinese medicinal herbs that can be used as food often appear on our dining table, but there are also considerations when consuming these herbs.
1. Donkey-hide gelatin with honey dates
The main ingredients of donkey-hide gelatin with honey dates are jujubes and donkey-hide gelatin. Donkey-hide gelatin has the function of nourishing blood and moistening dryness, while jujubes have the taste of sweetness and warmness, which can invigorate the spleen and nourish blood, improve symptoms such as pale complexion, palpitations, aversion to cold, fatigue, and weakness in the limbs. It is suitable for people with deficiency of the body and blood, as well as postpartum women.
Attention: Donkey-hide gelatin is greasy and difficult to digest and absorb. People with poor spleen and stomach should consume it in moderation, not more than 10 dates per day. In addition, it contains a large amount of sugar, so it should be avoided by diabetes patients.
2. Dandelion
Dandelion is rich in various vitamins, potassium, calcium, iron and other trace elements, as well as nutrients such as dandelion alcohol, dandelion flavonoids, and choline. It has diuretic, cholagogue, heat-clearing, and detoxifying effects. If you have a cold, you can also use dandelion leaves, windproof, and dahurian angelica root to make a decoction and take it orally!
Attention: It is not suitable for people who are prone to allergies, yang deficiency with external cold, weak spleen and stomach, yin and cold syndrome patients, and chronic enteritis.
3. Herbal tea
The main ingredients of herbal tea are chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, selfheal, licorice, etc. It has the functions of clearing heat, removing dampness, nourishing yin and reducing fire.
It is suitable for people who often have red eyes and face, irritability, gum swelling and pain, oral ulcers, dry and hard stools, and those who like to drink cold water and eat cold food. It can also be consumed in appropriate amounts by hypertensive and heart disease patients with hot symptoms to reduce dryness.
Attention: Herbal tea should not be drunk too much, and should not be used as a substitute for water. Excessive consumption of herbal tea will deplete the body's yang energy. It is recommended to drink 200-400 milliliters per day, not more. People with pale complexion, shortness of breath, easy fatigue, cold hands and feet, and loose stools are considered to have a cold and cool physique, and should try to avoid drinking herbal tea.
4. Goji berries
Goji berries have the effects of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, lowering blood sugar, anti-fatigue, anti-aging, and improving immune function.
Goji berries, like Poria cocos, have many benefits and are suitable for a wide range of people with a neutral and warm nature. They also have significant health benefits. Therefore, many people treat goji berries as snacks and eat a few every day.
Attention: Although goji berries are good, they should not be eaten too much. On the one hand, women during menstruation should be cautious because goji berries also have the function of nourishing blood and may increase menstrual flow. In addition, eating too many goji berries can also cause indigestion.
