Chinese medicine theory believes that our appearance is closely related to the function of our organs. Only when our organs are filled with vitality, our qi and blood will be very vigorous, and our complexion will appear brighter and ruddy. Therefore, in our daily life, we can often eat some medicinal food that can improve our appearance and nourish our organs. This can achieve the effect of health preservation and make our bodies stronger.
Which medicinal foods can improve our appearance?
1. Red Date and Chrysanthemum Porridge
Prepare 50g of red dates, 100g of glutinous rice, and 15g of chrysanthemum. Cook them together with an appropriate amount of water. When the porridge becomes thick, add some brown sugar for seasoning.
This recipe can invigorate the spleen, nourish the blood, clear the liver, and brighten the eyes. Long-term consumption will make our facial complexion ruddy and achieve the effect of health preservation and beauty.
2. Lotus Seed Beauty Porridge
Prepare 30g of lotus seeds, 30g of fox nuts, 50g of coix seeds, 10g of longan meat, and an appropriate amount of honey. Soak the lotus seeds, fox nuts, and coix seeds in water for thirty minutes.
Put the longan meat in a pot and cook it until it becomes soft. Then add honey for seasoning. Longan meat can replenish vitality, lotus seeds can invigorate the spleen and nourish the stomach, and coix seeds and fox nuts can invigorate the spleen and promote diuresis.
Moreover, these foods contain vitamins and have strong beauty effects. The collagen and enzymes in honey can stimulate the growth of skin cells and promote metabolism.
This lotus seed beauty porridge can eliminate wrinkles, make the skin fair and tender, nourish our organs, and achieve excellent beauty effects.
3. Beauty Tea
To prepare this beauty tea, you need 500g of ginger, 250g of black tea, 100g of salt, 150g of licorice, 25g of cloves, and 25g of agarwood. Grind them into coarse powder and mix well.
Take 15g to 25g each time and boil it in the morning or soak it in water as a substitute for tea. Take it several times a day. This tea can invigorate the spleen, nourish the blood, calm the mind, and relieve depression. Regular consumption can make our complexion fair and tender, and our skin smooth. Wrinkles will gradually reduce.
4. Coix Seed and Honey Soup
Prepare 250g of coix seeds and an appropriate amount of honey. First, grind the coix seeds into fine powder and store them in a bottle. Before meals, within half an hour to an hour, take 10g of coix seed powder and cook it in water. Add an appropriate amount of honey and consume it.
Continuous consumption for six months will make our skin smooth and firm. The key is that this soup also has the effect of whitening the skin, which is very effective.
