December 6, 2018
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【中藥知多點】石斛有「救命仙草」之稱
#蘭科植物的莖部烘乾處理後呈螺旋或彈簧狀
#熬夜工作煲劇打機人士都容易陰虛
#星期五湯水
石斛湯滋陰潤燥
早陣子有大學研究指出石斛為女士恩物，因擁有高抗氧化功效，可減少皮膚黑色素形成。從中醫角度來看，石斛具有清熱養陰、生津益胃之效，可滋養陰液，特別適合陰虛、熬夜人士服用。原來石斛用來泡茶時間太短不能取得功效，最好還是建議烹煮三十分鐘以上，以原棵石斛用來煲湯比較好，需要沖茶的話應將石斛磨粉焗水飲用。
秋冬滋陰潤燥湯水小貼士：
適當地添加滋陰潤燥食材如麥冬、花旗參、石斛、梨、玉竹、海玉竹、沙參、枸杞子。
眼乾茶療：石斛20克，燉3小時。
南瓜紅蘿蔔菜乾石斛素湯
功效：滋陰潤肺、生津潤燥，適合陰虛體質、熬夜人士飲用。
材料：南瓜約400克（約半斤）、紅蘿蔔1根、白菜乾40克（約1兩）、石斛12克、百合15克、蜜棗3枚
做法：
1. 所有材料洗淨。南瓜去皮去籽切塊備用、紅蘿蔔去皮切塊。
2. 鍋內加入約2500毫升水，放入全部材料，武火煮至水滾，調文火煮約1小時，最後下鹽調味即可。
Dendrobium soup to nourish yin and relieve dryness
There was an earlier study that said dendrobium is a gift to the ladies as it is an antioxidant and can decrease black pigments in the skin. From Chinese medicine perspective, dendrobium can clear heat and nourish yin, promote fluid production and nourish the stomach. It is suitable for those with yin deficiency and frequent late nights. When using dendrobium in tea, it is important to steep for a longer time to release its healing effects. It is best to cook for at least 30 minutes. When used it in soup, use whole dendrobium, and when used to make tea, you should use dendrobium powder to steep in water.
Tips:
Appropriately add in ingredients to nourish yin and relieve dryness. Examples are radix ophiopogonis, American ginseng, dendrobium, pear, polygonatum odoratum, polygonatum root, radix adenophorae, wolfberries.
Healing tea for dry eyes: 20g dendrobium, simmer for 3 hours.
Vegetarian pumpkin soup with carrots, dried bak choy and dendrobium
Effects: nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, promotes fluid production and relieves dryness. Suitable for yin deficiency, and those with frequent late nights.
Ingredients: 400g pumpkin (about half catty), 1 carrot, 40g dried bak choy (about 1 tael), 12g dendrobium, 15g lily bulbs, 3 candied dates
Preparation:
1. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Peel and seed pumpkin and cut into pieces. Peel carrot and cut into pieces.
2. Combine all ingredients with 2500ml of water and cook on high heat until boiling. Turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour. Add salt to taste.
