Red dates, also known as jujubes, have been considered one of the "five fruits" (peach, plum, apricot, and jujube) since ancient times. They have a long history. The most prominent feature of red dates is their high vitamin content. A clinical study conducted abroad showed that patients who ate red dates regularly recovered their health more than three times faster than those who simply took vitamin supplements. Therefore, red dates have been praised as "natural vitamin pills". Red dates have strong health benefits. Eating red dates regularly can not only improve overall health, but also enhance beauty. Today, I will introduce various ways to eat red dates.
Method 1:
[Recipe]: 1000g fresh red dates, 500g honey.
[Benefits]: Can prevent and treat insomnia.
[Instructions]: Wash and remove the pits from the fresh red dates, mash them, and simmer them with a moderate amount of water. Filter the juice and mix it with honey to make date paste. Store it in a bottle.
[Dosage]: Take 15ml each time, twice daily, until finished.
Method 2:
[Recipe]: 25g He Shou Wu powder, 50g red dates, 15g rock sugar, 50g glutinous rice.
[Benefits]: This porridge has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing essence and blood, promoting bowel movements, and detoxifying. It is suitable for symptoms caused by liver and kidney deficiency, such as dizziness, insomnia, forgetfulness, nocturnal emission, and spermatorrhea. Long-term consumption can extend life in elderly patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis.
[Instructions]: Put the glutinous rice and red dates in a pot and cook them into porridge. When the porridge is half cooked, add He Shou Wu powder and stir until the porridge becomes thick. Add rock sugar for flavor.
Method 3:
[Recipe]: 20 red dates, 1 egg, 30g brown sugar.
[Benefits]: Suitable for postpartum recovery, with the effects of replenishing qi and blood. Red dates have the effects of replenishing the middle and benefiting qi, nourishing blood, and calming the mind. The high vitamin content in red dates has a beneficial effect on the capillaries in the human body.
[Instructions]: Use red dates, eggs, brown sugar, and water to stew and serve.
[Dosage]: Once daily.
Method 4:
[Recipe]: 10 red dates, 15g black fungus, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
[Benefits]: Can nourish and invigorate the blood. Suitable for pale complexion, palpitations, and anemia. For healthy individuals, it can strengthen the blood and promote health. Regular consumption can improve complexion, remove freckles, and maintain a slim figure. Note that it is not suitable for those with dampness and stagnation.
[Instructions]: Rinse the red dates, soak them in water for about 2 hours, and remove the pits. Soak the black fungus in water and wash it. Put the red dates and black fungus in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water and rock sugar, and steam for about 1 hour.
[Dosage]: Take once after breakfast and dinner.
Method 5:
[Recipe]: 50g dried lotus grass, 20 red dates.
[Benefits]: This soup has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, nourishing the blood, and stopping bleeding. It is suitable for gastric and duodenal ulcers, bleeding, and anemia caused by blood loss.
[Instructions]: Wash the dried lotus grass and red dates, put them in a pot together, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer, remove the residue, and drink the soup and eat the dates.
Method 6:
[Recipe]: 15g dang gui (Chinese angelica), 50g red dates, 20g white sugar, 50g glutinous rice.
[Benefits]: This porridge has the functions of nourishing blood and regulating menstruation, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements. It is suitable for symptoms such as deficiency of qi and blood, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, headache due to blood deficiency, dizziness, and constipation.
[Instructions]: Soak the dang gui in warm water for a while, add 200g of water, simmer and concentrate 100g of juice, remove the residue, and mix it with glutinous rice, red dates, and white sugar, and add an appropriate amount of water. Cook until the porridge is ready.
[Dosage]: Take warm porridge in the morning and evening, one course for 10 days.
Method 7:
[Recipe]: 50g red dates, 100g soaked black fungus, appropriate amount of white sugar.
[Benefits]: According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, red dates have the functions of nourishing the lungs and spleen, stopping coughing, tonifying the five organs, and treating deficiency. When combined with nourishing and strengthening black fungus, it enhances the effects of nourishment, nourishing, promoting blood circulation, and nourishing the skin. Regular consumption can make the complexion ruddy and youthful. This soup is especially beneficial for women.
[Instructions]: Wash and remove impurities from the soaked black fungus, cut it into small pieces. Remove the pits from the red dates and put them in a pot together with an appropriate amount of water. Cook until the red dates and black fungus are soft and cooked, then add white sugar to taste and eat.
Method 8:
[Recipe]: 300g pork belly, 100g red dates.
[Benefits]: Nourishes yin and blood, tender and sweet, easy to digest and absorb.
[Instructions]: Wash the pork belly, cut it into small pieces. Heat a wok with a little peanut oil, add scallion and ginger slices, stir-fry, add pork belly, rice wine, soy sauce, and a proper amount of chicken broth. Bring to a boil, simmer on low heat until the pork is 50% cooked, add washed red dates, cook until fully cooked, and serve.
Method 9:
[Recipe]: 30 red dates, 30g astragalus root, 6 black plums, 15g goji berries.
[Benefits]: This paste can invigorate qi, nourish blood, and is especially suitable for physical weakness, weak spleen and stomach, or postoperative recuperation.
[Instructions]: Put red dates, astragalus root, black plums, and goji berries in 4 bowls of water and boil for 20 minutes. Add an appropriate amount of rock sugar (or brown sugar), simmer until slightly thick, and store in a container after cooling slightly.
[Dosage]: Generally, take 2 tablespoons each time, twice a day.
Method 10:
[Recipe]: 50g red dates, 100g glutinous rice, 15g chrysanthemum flowers.
[Benefits]: This recipe has the effects of invigorating the spleen, replenishing blood, clearing the liver, and brightening the eyes. Long-term consumption can make the complexion rosy and have a preventive effect against diseases.
[Instructions]: Put 50g red dates, 100g glutinous rice, and 15g chrysanthemum flowers in a pot with an appropriate amount of water. Cook until thick, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar for flavor, and eat.
Method 11:
[Recipe]: 30g fresh ginkgo leaves (10g dried), 20g red dates, 60g mung beans, an appropriate amount of white sugar.
[Benefits]: This tea has the effects of nourishing the heart and qi, replenishing heart blood, lowering blood pressure and blood lipids, relieving summer heat, and detoxifying. It is suitable for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.
[Instructions]: Wash the ginkgo leaves, cut them into small pieces, and put them in a clay pot. Add 100g of water, boil over low heat for 20 minutes, remove impurities, then add soaked red dates and mung beans. Cook until the mung beans are tender. Add white sugar to taste.
Method 12:
[Recipe]: 20g red dates, 20g coix seed, 15g ginkgo nuts (peeled), 10g longan meat.
[Benefits]: This soup has the effects of nourishing the heart and mind, clearing dampness and toxins, and tonifying the spleen and stomach. Regular consumption can reduce the occurrence of acne, blackheads, and flat warts, and make the skin moisturized, smooth, and fair.
[Instructions]: Put red dates, coix seed, ginkgo nuts (peeled), and longan meat in a pot and cook together for 40 minutes. Then add 6 cooked quail eggs and cook for another half an hour. Add an appropriate amount of rock sugar or brown sugar and eat.
Method 13:
[Recipe]: 500g ginger, 250g red dates, 100g salt, 150g licorice, 25g cloves, 25g agarwood.
[Benefits]: This tea has the effects of invigorating the spleen, nourishing blood, regulating the stomach, calming the mind, and relieving depression. Long-term consumption can make the complexion fair, the skin smooth, and reduce wrinkles.
[Instructions]: Finely grind ginger, red dates, salt, licorice, cloves, and agarwood together and mix well.
[Dosage]: Take 15-25g each time, boil and drink in the morning or soak in water as a substitute for tea, several times a day.
