What does Xin mean by food?

Simply put, "Xin" means spicy, and this ingredient is synonymous.

The specific explanation is as follows:

One. noun

1. hieroglyphs. According to Oracle Bone Inscriptions, it looks like an ancient torture knife. Original meaning: great sin.

2. Irritating vegetables such as onion and garlic: "Five coriander begins to spring on New Year's Day, and they are mixed with onion, garlic, leek, Polygonum hydropiper, Artemisia annua and mustard to welcome the New Year." ("Five Coriander")

3. The eighth land branch of Tiangan is used to record the year, month and day.

4. Shang emperor.

5. Last name.

Secondly, adjectives

1. Spicy: "Bitter and salty, sweet and sweet." (Note to "The Songs of Chu Evocation": "Its name is Jiao Jiang Ye." )

2. Work hard; Hard work: "Soft power is hard work." (Zhou Shu) Note: "Hard work means poverty." )

3. Pain and sadness: "Can you rush into flesh and blood without suffering?" (Cao Zhi's "Giving a White Horse to Wang Biao")

4. Soreness: "When the gallbladder moves to the brain, it will aggravate the pain in the forehead and nose." ("Su Wen")

Third, medicinal properties.

Xin is one of the "five flavors".

The basic nature and characteristics of the functions of traditional Chinese medicine are summarized by "medicinal properties". The theory of medicinal properties is the core of TCM theory, which mainly includes four qi, five flavors, meridian tropism, ups and downs, toxicity and so on.

The original meaning of five flavors refers to the true taste of drugs and food. Xin is a spicy taste. Later, the ancients summarized the different functions of the five flavors according to the physical reaction after taking the medicine.

As one of the five flavors, "Xin" can disperse energy and has the functions of dispersing, promoting qi circulation and promoting blood circulation. Common drugs for treating exterior syndrome, such as Herba Ephedrae and Herba Menthae; Radix Aucklandiae and Flos Carthami are pungent in treating qi stagnation and blood stasis. Some drugs with aromatic smell are often labeled as "pungent taste", also known as pungent smell. In this way, Xin is not only related to taste, but also to smell.

In ancient times, the discussion of drug odor was very rough, but a lot of experience was accumulated in the practical application of aromatic products. With the development of communication between China and foreign countries, foreign spices and drugs are continuously imported. In modern times, due to the prevalence of aromatic drugs, the application scope is expanding day by day, and the understanding of the role of aromatic drugs is also constantly enriched. Aromatic drugs not only have the characteristics of divergence and action, but also have the functions of eliminating filth, eliminating dampness and inducing resuscitation.

One explanation for the five spices is onion, garlic, pepper, ginger and mustard.