February 20, 2020
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【潤燥防乾】百合是滋陰潤燥養顏佳品
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#新鮮百合浸冰水可防止氧化變黑
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百合滋潤抗燥邪
燥邪是中醫理論中致病原因之一，有兩大特性：一、傷人津液，津液即身體的水份血液，燥邪能使身體缺水乾涸，出現皮膚乾燥、口唇乾燥、小便量少而偏黃、大便偏乾等症狀；二、侵襲肺部，燥邪多從口鼻而入，所以容易入肺，造成呼吸不暢順、氣喘、胸痛、咳嗽等。燥邪引起的風燥咳嗽病徵為喉嚨乾或痛、唇鼻乾燥、無痰或少痰、痰有血絲及鼻塞等。
要紓緩燥邪對身體的影響，宜多吃養陰潤燥、生津止咳的食物，例如百合，有補中益氣、潤肺止咳的功效。百合為百合花的地下鱗莖，新鮮和乾品百合功效相約，曬乾的百合呈象牙色，多用來煲湯或煮粥，口感較粉。在街市找到的新鮮百合外形與蒜頭相似，將它的鱗片取下來即可使用，適宜快炒，口感爽脆。
百合 — 性平，有補中益氣、潤肺止咳功效，能紓緩氣虛型咳嗽、氣管敏感、心神恍惚、睡眠不安寧等症狀。注意脾胃虛寒、容易腹瀉者不宜進食。
Relieve dryness with lily bulbs
Dry pathogen is one of the causes of illnesses from chinese medicine perspective, and there are two major characteristics of dry pathogen. Firstly, it harms body fluid and blood. Dry pathogen consumes fluid in the body, causing symptoms such as dry skin, dry mouth and lips, yellowish urine with low volume, dry stool. Secondly, it harms the lungs. Dry pathogen usually enters from the mouth and nose leading to the lungs, causing difficulty breathing, asthma, chest pain, and cough. The symptoms of dry-wind cough due to dry pathogen are dry or sore throat, dry lips and/or nose, little to no phlegm, bloodstained phlegm, stuffed nose.
To alleviate the effects of dryness on the body, it is advisable to eat ingredients that can nourish yin, relieve dryness, promote fluid production and relieve cough, such as lily bulb. Lily bulb can replenish vital energy and qi, moisten the lungs to relieve coughing. It is the underground bulb of the lily. Fresh and dried lily bulbs have similar efficacy. The dried lily is ivory in color and is mostly used for soup or congee. It has a grainy texture. You can find fresh lily bulbs in the market. It is similar in shape to garlic. Take off the bulb to use them. It is suitable for stir-frying and is crispy.
Lily Bulb- mild in nature. Can replenish vital energy and qi, moisten the lungs to relieve coughing. Relieves qi deficiency related coughing and respiratory allergies, absent-mindedness, and poor sleep. Not suitable for those with cough and flu, asthenic cold spleen and stomach, and those prone to diarrhea.
