October 18, 2018
【輕鬆滾湯】通頂過後總是痱滋暗瘡一齊來
#乾燥秋天再熬夜是火上加油
#降火之餘記得滋陰潤燥
#星期五湯水
芫茜皮蛋湯降虛火
不少人覺得芫茜清熱,印象可能來自芫茜皮蛋湯,芫茜主要是透疹開胃的作用,其實皮蛋才是清熱下火之物,皮蛋是鴨蛋以石灰、鹽等醃製而成,屬性偏寒,有清熱功效,能舒緩口瘡、喉嚨痛、口臭、皮膚乾燥等症狀。惟鴨蛋屬於發物,有皮膚問題或暗瘡等不宜服用。煲芫茜皮蛋湯時可加入茶瓜,可加強清熱降火之效,茶瓜為醃製過的青瓜,雜貨店及醬油店有售。
降虛火湯水小貼士:
烹煮降虛火湯水可選用以下食材:花旗參、石斛、沙參、玉竹、羅漢果等。
芫茜皮蛋鯇魚片湯
功效:清熱降火,紓緩口臭、口瘡、牙肉腫痛等因熬夜引起的虛熱症狀
材料:芫茜連根5棵、皮蛋1隻、茶瓜少許、鯇魚切片約160克
做法:
1. 所有材料洗淨,皮蛋去蛋殼切粒,鍋中加入約1500毫升水,水滾後加入芫茜、茶瓜及皮蛋煮10分鐘。
2. 加入鯇魚片煮至翻滾,魚片熟後加入適量鹽調味即可。
Cilantro and century year soup for night owls to lower heat
A lot of people believe cilantro can clear heat and it might be due to cilantro and century egg soup. Cilantro’s main healing effect is to relieve rashes and stimulate appetite. Century egg is the ingredient to clear heat. Century egg is made by preserving duck eggs with ash and salt. It is cold in nature, can clear heat and alleviate symptoms such as canker sores, sore throat, bad breath, dry skin. Duck egg, however, is a stimulating ingredient so those with skin issues or acne should not have it. When making cilantro and century egg soup, you can add in preserved cucumber to further increase the heat clearing effects.
Tips:
When making soup to lower heat, you can use these ingredients: American ginseng, dendrobium, polygonatum, radix adenophorae, and monk fruit.
Grass Carp Soup with Century Egg and Cilantro
Effects: clear heat, alleviate symptoms such as bad breath, canker sores, swollen and painful gums.
Ingredients: 5 bunch of cilantro (with root), 1 century egg, small amounts of preserved cucumber, 160g sliced grass carp
Preparation:
1. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Peel century egg and dice. Boil 1500ml of water in pot. When boiling, add in cilantro, preserved cucumber and century egg and cook for 10 minutes.
2. Add in grass carp and cook until its boiling again and fish is cooked. Add salt to taste.