Tomorrow is the beginning of winter, and today is our last day of autumn. As we enter the winter season, our health regimen will also change. Winter is a particularly suitable season for health preservation, so what are some foods that can nourish qi and blood in winter? Below, I will show you some foods that can nourish qi and blood in winter.
Foods that can nourish qi and blood
Cynomorium and boiled mutton
15g cynomorium, 200g lean mutton, 12g xuduan, appropriate amount of sauce, ginger, and salt. Wash the mutton and cut it into pieces. Boil it in a pot without adding seasoning. Boil 3g of mung beans for 15 minutes, then discard the mung beans and water together to remove the gamy taste. Add water, cynomorium, xuduan, and seasoning to simmer over low heat until the meat is tender. Drink the soup and eat the meat. It is advisable to eat once every 1-2 weeks.
Cynomorium and boiled mutton are suitable for patients with deficiency of qi and blood, physical weakness and constipation, postpartum weakness and aversion to cold, kidney deficiency and impotence, pulmonary tuberculosis, and chronic bronchitis.
Polygonum multiflorum porridge
50g Polygonum multiflorum, boil it in a clay pot to extract the thick juice and remove the residue. Add 100g glutinous rice, 3 dates, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar to cook porridge. Take it in the morning and evening.
Polygonum multiflorum porridge is suitable for supplementing the elderly who are aging prematurely, suffering from atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, forgetfulness, anemia, constipation, spermatorrhea, and lumbago and knee pain.
Lycium and longan paste
500g lycium, 500g longan, slowly simmer in a clay pot over low heat, gradually add water and cook until the longan is tasteless, remove the residue, and then simmer over low heat to make a paste. Store it in a porcelain jar. Take one spoonful daily, diluted in hot water.
Lycium has the functions of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, enhancing immune function, and enhancing sexual function. It is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with liver and kidney yin deficiency.
Donkey-hide gelatin paste
250g donkey-hide gelatin, crush it and put it in a ceramic bottle, add 350g of yellow wine, soak for 1-2 days, then add 250g of rock sugar or ice sugar and 250g of water. Place it in a pot and steam it over water, stir with chopsticks until completely dissolved, and then cool it for later use. Take 1-2 times daily, one spoonful each time, and drink with hot water.
Donkey-hide gelatin promotes the formation of red blood cells and hemoglobin, promotes calcium absorption, and has a preventive and therapeutic effect on progressive muscular dystrophy. It can be used for adjuvant treatment of anemia, asthenia cough, various bleeding, and threatened miscarriage.
Cordyceps and stewed old duck
200g old duck, 6g cordyceps, 9g dwarf lilyturf, 9g fritillaria, 5 snails, appropriate amount of seasoning and salt. Remove the bones from the old duck, leaving only the meat. Boil it with water, snails, seasoning, and salt. When the old duck is tender, add cordyceps, dwarf lilyturf, and fritillaria. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, then drink the soup and eat the meat. It is advisable to eat once every 1-2 weeks.
Cordyceps and stewed old duck are suitable for patients with physical weakness and anemia, susceptibility to wind and cold, lung yin deficiency with wheezing and coughing, and soreness and weakness in the waist and legs.
