?Be careful of those who get sick due to improper use of medicines and meals.

It should not be eaten casually. As the name suggests, it should be a dish on people's dinner tables.

Among more than 4,000 commonly used Chinese medicines, 500 can be used as raw materials, of which about 60 are safer to use and taste delicious.

Regarding the issue of medicated diet, many people are now blind and eat whatever they should and shouldn't eat - in fact, there is a lot of knowledge about taking medicated diet. Not everyone can do it, and not everyone is suitable to eat it.

Take the three common medicinal dishes of astragalus stewed chicken, pineapple chicken slices, and rock sugar lotus seeds as examples.

Astragalus stewed chicken and pineapple chicken slices are summer delicacies, while rock sugar lotus seeds are the best in autumn.

Regardless of the season, these three dishes are very different in terms of function.

Pineapple chicken slices and rock sugar lotus seeds are suitable for people with balanced yin and yang and health, while astragalus stewed chicken is the best medicinal diet.

Indeed, traditional Chinese medicated diet is by no means a simple addition of food and traditional Chinese medicine. Rather, it is a refined combination of medicine, food and seasonings under the guidance of the theory of syndrome differentiation and diet matching of traditional Chinese medicine. It has both medicinal effects and delicious food.

A special food used to strengthen the body and prolong life.

Home-cooked medicated diet is relatively safe. Traditional Chinese medicated diet is commonly used at home, that is, the so-called "medicine and food come from the same source". Commonly used ones include gastrodia elata, ginseng, eucommia ulmoides, poria, angelica, adenophora, tangerine peel, pearl powder, cordyceps, cassia, asparagus, cloves,

Astragalus, white peony root, Codonopsis pilosula, wolfberry, licorice, Ophiopogon japonicus, velvet antler, yam, rehmannia root, Ganoderma lucidum, Shouwu, etc. These medicinal materials are mainly botanicals and can be purchased in some pharmacies.

These traditional Chinese medicines, which have the same origin as medicine and food, need to be followed when mixing and applying them with food, otherwise errors may occur or the effects may be affected.

Of course, there are also some medicated foods that have already entered people's homes. There is no harm in eating some, and they are especially good for health.

Such as vegetarian fried lily (clears the lungs and relieves cough), chrysanthemum tea (clears heat and improves eyesight), longan porridge (strengthens the spleen and kidneys), hawthorn cake (removes accumulation and nourishes blood), red bean porridge (strengthens the spleen and detoxifies), mung bean porridge (clears heat and diuresis)

etc.

These medicinal foods can be eaten by ordinary people, and can also be eaten by people with various birth defects.

Master the basic principles of medicated diet. Medicinal diet is different from ordinary diet. When applying it, you must pay attention to the nature and flavor of traditional Chinese medicine, the taboos of medicated diet, the selection and processing of medicated diet, cooking techniques, etc., and you must master the basic principles of medicated diet application.

1. Pay attention to the whole body and use syndrome differentiation. Generally speaking, traditional Chinese medicine with warm and hot properties, such as ginger, green onions, red dates, walnuts, mutton, fennel, etc., has the functions of warming the body, dispersing cold, and supporting yang, and can be used to treat

Cold syndrome and yin syndrome; and cooling and cold dietary Chinese medicine, such as mung beans, lotus roots, watermelon, pears, water chestnuts, purslane, chrysanthemum, etc., have the effects of clearing away heat, purging fire, cooling blood, and detoxifying, and can be used

Treat heat syndrome and yang syndrome.

In terms of the five flavors, sour therapeutic Chinese medicines (such as black plum, pomegranate, etc.) can astringe and fix astringency; bitter dietary Chinese medicines (such as bitter melon, almonds) can clear away heat, reduce qi, purge fire, and dry dampness; sweet therapeutic Chinese medicines (such as jujube, jujube, etc.)

Honey, maltose) can nourish, reconcile, relieve stress and relieve pain; pungent therapeutic Chinese medicines (such as ginger, green onions) have the functions of dispersing and promoting qi; salty therapeutic Chinese medicines (such as seaweed, kelp, etc.) can soften and dissolve hard knots; light therapeutic Chinese medicines (

Such as Poria cocos, coix seed, etc.) can facilitate urination.

2. Good medicine is delicious and convenient to take. The cooking of medicinal food mainly involves "stewing, boiling, simmering and steaming", and finally it can be turned into "soup". This can maximize the effect of medicine and food during the long heating process.

Maximize the release of active ingredients and enhance efficacy.

3. Select medicinal materials and cook them scientifically. The medicinal materials must be fresh and of high quality. Those that are spoiled or moldy cannot be eaten.

Excellent medicated diet must pay attention to cooking techniques.

Generally, Chinese medicines that have no unpleasant odor can be cooked with food. If there is a lot of medicine or there is an obvious unpleasant odor, the medicine can be wrapped in gauze and then cooked with food. The medicinal properties will enter the food or soup when taking it.

Remove the medicinal residue.

4. Appropriate amount and moderation. "Eating in moderation" is an important health-preserving principle of traditional Chinese medicine. Treatment should also be in moderation and moderation.

It is not advisable to eat too much in the short term, no.

You should take it regularly in small amounts according to your own situation, and it will definitely take effect over time.