August 31, 2017
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星期五湯水－粟米鬚紅蘿蔔馬蹄湯
有沒有發現自己在夏天又或是吃得熱氣時特別容易出現敏感、濕疹或風癩？其實多離不開濕、熱。天氣炎熱或曬太陽後，身體皮膚氣溫也會升高，血液運行得快、流汗多了會令人對痕癢特別敏感，所以夏天的「外熱」和潮濕，加上飲食習慣不良好，經常食辛辣油膩溫熱食物，就會引起「內熱」，外內一起濕熱，就更容易出現皮膚敏感等症狀。所以在天氣炎熱時適度地清熱袪濕，飲一個能輕輕清熱去濕的素湯也不錯！
材料：新鮮粟米鬚80克（約2兩）、粟米1根、紅蘿蔔1根、馬蹄8-10枚、無花果3枚
做法：將材料洗淨。粟米及紅蘿蔔去皮切段，馬蹄去皮。鍋內加2000ml水，加入所有材料，武火煮至水滾，改文火煮1小時，調入適量鹽即可。
功效：清熱利水消腫，舒緩身體浮腫、口臭、消化不良、大便不暢等症狀。脾胃虛寒，容易胃痛腹瀉的人不宜多飲。
Friday Soup Series- Water Chestnut Soup with Corn Silk and Carrot
Ever find yourself experiencing more allergies, eczema or rash than usual during the summer or when you’ve eaten more hot-natured foods? Most of these issues are related to dampness and heat. When it’s so hot or after being in the sun, your skin temperature will also increase and your blood circulation will speed up leading to additional sweating. This causes the allergic reaction and itchy. When you have external heat and humid during the summer added with poor dietary habits, such as frequent consumption of spicy oily hot-natured foods, it will lead to internal heat. Combining internal and external heat and dampness, it can easily lead to skin allergies. So when the weather is so hot, it’s important to appropriately clear heat and remove dampness. Try this vegetarian soup for this exact purpose!
Ingredients: Fresh corn silk 80g (about 2 catties), 1 ear of corn, 2 carrots, 8-10 water chestnuts, 3 figs
Preparation method: Rinse ingredients thoroughly. Remove husk from corn, peel carrots, and cut both into pieces. Peel the water chestnuts. Combine ingredients with 2000ml of water in a pot, and place over high heat until the water boils. Switch to low heat and simmer for 1 additional hour. Add salt to taste.
Effects: Clears heat, promotes diuresis and relieves swelling. Alleviates swelling, bad breath, indigestion, and difficulty passing stool. Not suitable for those with asthenic cold stomach and spleen or those prone to stomache and diarrhea.
