October 12, 2018
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【秋日養生先養肺】適當潤肺紓緩秋燥症狀
秋天滋陰潤肺湯水
秋天宜「收斂神氣」，「逆之則傷肺」。中醫理論認為秋天當斂養肺氣，因為秋天主收，萬物收斂，肺氣內應，養生應以養肺為主，肺氣足，就可形成保衛身體之氣，預防病邪從氣管和皮膚侵入，不輕易患上感冒。秋天不妨多用沙參、玉竹，這兩種經常配搭一起使用的藥材，可以養胃生津、養陰潤燥，很適合秋天煲湯飲用。
滋陰潤燥湯水小貼士：
適當地添加養陰潤燥食材如雪梨、雪耳、百合、枸杞子、花旗參、石斛等。
粟米雪梨黃耳湯
功效：滋陰潤肺止咳，紓緩因秋燥影響的乾咳、皮膚乾及口乾等症狀。
材料：粟米2根、雪梨2個、黃耳2塊、沙參15克、海玉竹20克、脫水羅漢果半個、無花果3枚
做法：
1. 所有材料洗淨，粟米去衣去鬚切段、雪梨去芯切塊，黃耳浸泡約半天備用。
2. 鍋中加入約2500毫升水，放入全部材料，武火煮至水滾，調文火煮約1.5小時，最後下鹽調味即可。
Fall soup to nourish yin and moistens the lungs
It is important to conserve qi and energy during fall to prevent hurting the lungs. Chinese medicine theory states that with sufficient lung qi, you can also protect qi within the body preventing pathogen attack from the respiratory system and skin. This will help protect your body from cold and flus. Polygonatum and radix adenophorae are especially suitable during fall as they can nourish the stomach and promote fluid production, nourish yin and relieve dryness.
Tips for fall soups:
Add in ingredients to nourish yin and relieve dryness such as pears, snow fungus, lily bulbs, wolfberries, American ginseng, dendrobium.
Corn and pear soup with yellow fungus
Effects: nourish yin, moisten lungs and relieve cough. Alleviate fall related dryness such as dry cough, dry skin and mouth.
Ingredients: 2 ears of corn, 2 pears, 2 yellow fungus, 15g radix adenophorae, 20g polygonatum, half a dehydrated monk fruit, 3 figs
Preparation:
1. rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Remove husk and silk from corn and cut into pieces. Core pear and cut into pieces. Soak yellow fungus for half a day.
2. Combine all ingredients with 2500ml of water. Cook on high heat until boiling. Then turn to low heat and simmer for 1.5 hour. Add salt to taste.
