Clear heat and dispel wind - mulberry white bark and red bean crucian carp soup. Ingredients: 2 crucian carp (about 300 grams), 60 grams of mulberry bark (fresh), 90 grams of red bean, 6 grams of ginger peel, and 6 grams of tangerine peel. Efficacy: Clear away heat and diuresis, dispel wind and reduce swelling. Feng Shui syndrome is characterized by edema of the eyelids, followed by swelling of the limbs and the whole body, heavy limbs, fever accompanied by wind, cough and wheezing, short urination, red tongue with thin white coating, and floating pulse. Nowadays, it is mostly used for patients with acute nephritis, idiopathic edema, angioedema, Cushing's syndrome, nutritional deficiency edema, etc., which are caused by Feng Shui. Method (1) Remove phosphorus and intestinal impurities from crucian carp, wash it, and wash the mulberry white bark, adzuki bean, ginger peel, and tangerine peel. (2) Put all the ingredients into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, simmer over low heat for 2 hours, season and serve. Explanation: The syndrome treated by this decoction is due to the external attack of wind-heat virus. The lung qi cannot regulate the water channels, and the feng shui competes with each other, causing it to overflow the skin. The treatment requires clearing away heat and diuresis, and dispelling wind and reducing swelling. The white bark of mulberry in the soup is the root bark of the mulberry tree, a small tree in the Moraceae family. Contains a variety of sugars, flavonoids and volatile oils. Its nature and flavor are sweet and cold. It can not only clear away lung heat, but also purge the coldness of lung qi, diuresis and reduce swelling. It is especially suitable for swelling, shortness of breath and short urination. Edema and Dampness is a nutritive diuretic medicine. When paired with Morus alba, it can not only enhance its ability to diuretic and reduce swelling, but also make this decoction diuretic without damaging the righteousness. Ginger peel has a pungent and cool taste, which can not only dispel water vapor, but also dispel wind and reduce swelling. Although tangerine peel is a pungent and warm product, it has two uses: one is to be combined with ginger peel to dispel wind and reduce swelling; the other is to be combined with mulberry bark It is suitable for lungs and diuresis, promoting qi and reducing dampness. Crucian carp is the meat of crucian carp, a member of the carp family. It contains protein, vitamins (A, B1, B2, B12), calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. It is sweet and slightly moist in nature and taste, and has the function of nourishing the spleen and diluting water. "Yilin Compilation Essentials" says: " Crucian carp...can move water without drying out, can nourish the spleen without being wet..."; when combined with mulberry bark and adzuki bean, its ability to strengthen the spleen and dilute water can be enhanced, while crucian carp needs a small amount of ginger peel and tangerine peel. It also makes the soup fragrant and delicious. Kelp and Mung Bean Soup Ingredients: 15 grams of kelp, 15 grams of mung beans, 9 grams of sweet almonds, 6 grams of roses (cloth bag), appropriate amount of brown sugar. Preparation method: 1. Wash the mung beans and cut the kelp into shreds. 2. Put kelp, mung beans and sweet almonds into the pot, add water and boil, and add cloth-wrapped roses. 3. After cooking the kelp and mung beans, take out the roses and add brown sugar. Taste: The soup is fresh and thick, slightly salty, fresh and delicious. Efficacy: Kelp is salty and cold in nature, and has the functions of resolving phlegm, softening, clearing away heat and lowering blood pressure. Kelp is rich in nutrients. It is a seaweed food rich in iodine, calcium, copper, tin and other trace elements. It can protect epithelial cells from oxidation. Mung beans are sweet in taste, cold in nature, and have the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, relieving heat, and being a diuretic. Regular consumption of kelp and mung bean soup can clear away heat and detoxify, cool the blood and lungs, and treat sores and acne. Ingredients for Guangdong Sword Flower Braised Pork Ribs: 250 grams of dried sword flower, remove the heads and soak for about half an hour to 1 hour, wash and chop into sections, 500 grams of pork ribs, chop into pieces, wash and drain, 3 candied dates, 100 grams of carrots Cut into pieces, simmer with appropriate amount of water for three hours. Dried sword flower is also known as king flower. This soup is also effective in clearing away heat and moisturizing the lungs, making it very suitable for drinking in summer. Jianhua can not only cook pork ribs, but also chicken feet, black-bone chicken, and squab. Lotus seed decoction to remove heart fire. Symptoms: Deficient fire manifests as low-grade fever, night sweats, irritability, dry mouth, etc.; excessive fire manifests as repeated oral ulcers, dry mouth, short and red urine, irritability, and irritability. Diet therapy: 30 grams of lotus seeds (do not remove the lotus core), 15 grams of fenugreek seeds (wrap with gauze), add appropriate amount of rock sugar, boil in water, eat lotus seeds and drink soup. Pork liver decoction to remove lung fire. Symptoms: dry cough without phlegm or little and sticky phlegm, hot flashes, night sweats, heat in the palms and soles, insomnia, and red tongue. Food therapy: 1 pig liver, 30 grams of chrysanthemums (wrap with gauze), cook until the liver is cooked, eat the liver and drink the soup. Mung bean porridge to remove stomach fire. Symptoms: Deficient fire manifests as mild cough, small diet, constipation, bloating, red tongue, and less coating; excess fire manifests as upper abdominal discomfort, dry mouth, bitter taste, and dry and hard stools. Food therapy: 30 grams of gypsum powder, an appropriate amount of japonica rice and mung beans. First decoct the gypsum in water, then filter and remove the residue, take the clear liquid, then add japonica rice and mung beans to cook porridge and eat it. Pear water removes liver fire. Symptoms: headache, dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, bitter mouth and bad breath, and pain in both ribs. Food therapy: Mash 10 grams of Fritillaria fritillaria into powder, peel and cut 2 pears, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, stew in appropriate amount of water and take. Pork loin removes kidney fire. Symptoms: dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, soreness and weakness in the waist and spine, hot flashes and night sweats, and irritability.
Diet therapy: 2 pork kidneys, 15 grams each of wolfberry and cornus meat, put them in a casserole and cook until the pork kidneys are cooked, eat the pork kidneys and drink the soup. Luffa, Tofu and Fish Head Soup Ingredients: One pound of loofah, one fresh fish head, four pieces of tofu, and three slices of ginger. Preparation method: remove the corners of the loofah, wash and cut into square shapes; wash the fish head and cut both sides; wash the tofu lightly with water. Put the fish head and ginger into the pot, add an appropriate amount of boiling water, simmer on high heat for ten minutes, add tofu and loofah, simmer on low heat for another fifteen minutes, season and eat. Function: clearing away heat and purging fire, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, cooling blood and detoxifying, cleansing skin and removing spots, dredging meridians and resolving phlegm. It is used for febrile diseases, summer heat and polydipsia, phlegm and asthma, cough, sore muscles and veins, and qi and blood blockage. Ingredients for winter melon and grass carp soup: one pound of winter melon, about half a catty of grass carp, cooking wine, refined salt, green onions, ginger slices, raw oil, and chicken powder. Preparation method: Remove the scales, gills and internal organs of the grass carp and wash them. Peel and flesh the winter melon and cut into pieces. Heat the oil in the wok and fry the fish briefly. Add cooking wine, winter melon, ginger, and water, cook until the fish is cooked and fragrant, add refined salt, green onions, and chicken powder to taste and serve. Function: clearing away heat and detoxifying, diuresis and reducing swelling, calming the liver, dispelling wind and removing heat. Used for weight loss, moisturizing and rejuvenating the skin. It is also used for headaches, fatigue and edema caused by excessive liver yang. Mustard Beef Soup Ingredients: One pound of mustard greens, half a pound of beef, one tael of ginger, appropriate amount of oil and salt. Preparation method: Peel the ginger and smash into pieces; wash the beef and slice it; wash the mustard greens and cut into sections. Put the ingredients into a pot of boiling water, boil over high heat for a while, season with oil and salt, and eat while hot. Function: Tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, relieving external cold and dispersing cold. It is used for colds, mild aversion to wind and cold, headaches, bone pain all over the body, and coughing up white phlegm. Mustard is pungent and warm in nature, and has the function of dispersing cold and relieving the surface, promoting qi and phlegm. Beef is sweet and flat in nature, and has the functions of nourishing the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood, and strengthening muscles and bones. Ginger is pungent and warm in nature, and has the function of dispelling cold. Fresh Lotus Mushroom Duck Soup Ingredients: half a catty of duck meat, three ounces of fresh lotus seeds, one ounce of ham, two ounces of loofah, three ounces of fresh mushrooms, one egg white; MSG, refined salt, cooking wine, pepper, ginger slices, green onions. Preparation method: Wash the duck meat and cut it into pieces, put it into a bowl, add egg white and starch, mix well, put it in a pot of boiling water for a while (put the food into the boiling water and cook it for a while), pick it up and put it into a stew pot. Add water, refined salt, cooking wine, ginger, and green onions, steam for 30 minutes, and take out. Boil the lotus seeds in a pot of boiling water for a while to remove the lotus clothes and poke out the lotus core. Scrape off the outer skin of the loofah and wash it. Add water, duck meat, ham, lotus seeds, mushrooms, refined salt, monosodium glutamate and pepper. After it is cooked thoroughly, add the loofah, cook it briefly and put it in a bowl. Function: It tastes fresh, sweet and delicious, and is a timely summer delicacy.