October 26, 2022
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【清熱潤肺粉葛湯】
秋天氣候乾燥，皮膚乾燥、龜裂、痕癢，每天喝雪耳湯、給皮膚塗抹潤膚霜就可以嗎？中醫的養生方式很全面，宜從生活保健著手，秋季飲食調理不只在於滋潤，秋天主收，宜「收斂神氣」、「逆之則傷肺」，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，皮膚亦不易乾燥痕癢，宜適量進食具潤肺生津、養陰潤燥功效的食材，例如雪梨、雪耳、花旗參、百合、芝麻、蜂蜜、枇杷、石斛、杏仁、海底椰、玉竹、沙參等。
面對香口、油膩煎炸及辛辣食物就要忍忍口，因為秋天已非常乾燥，多吃重口味食物只會火上加油，愈吃愈燥，容易出現嘴唇破裂、皮膚乾燥敏感甚至便秘等問題，薑、蔥、蒜等辛辣發散之物亦要少吃。要注意不宜運動過度，因為排汗過多會耗損陽氣，適合進行靜態運動如太極、氣功、瑜伽、慢跑等，有助收斂精、氣、神。
秋季保健素湯 –
粉葛雪梨淮山湯
功效：清熱潤肺，紓緩天氣乾燥引起的皮膚乾、喉嚨乾、眼乾等症狀。
材料：粉葛1個、雪梨2個、紅蘿蔔1根、乾百合12克、乾蓮子20克、乾淮山20克、蜜棗2枚
做法：
1. 所有材料洗淨，粉葛去皮切塊；雪梨去皮去芯切大塊；紅蘿蔔去皮切塊備用。
2. 鍋中加入2500毫升水，放入全部材料，武火煮至水滾，調文火煮1.5小時，最後下鹽調味即可。
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Kudzu soup to clear heat and moisten lungs
The weather during autumn is dry, and that is why our skin would become dry, crack and itch easily. Can drinking snow fungus soup and applying moisturizer to the body relieve those conditions? The Chinese Medicine way of tackling the issue is more holistic than that, as we need to adjust our lifestyle.
During autumn, our diet should not focus merely on moistening the body. We should also practice the principle of ‘restrain’ in our diet to protect the lungs. In other words, we should nourish the lungs and take care of the qi in the organ. With a healthy qi in the lungs, we can strengthen the body and prevent pathogenic factors from invading our skin and trachea, prevent cold and flu, and prevent the skin from drying and itching.
We can consume an appropriate amount of ingredients that can moisten the lungs, induce salivation, nourish the yin, and moisten the body. These ingredients are snow fungus, American ginseng, lily bulb, sesame seeds, honey, loquat, dendrobium, almond, sea coconut, polygonatum, and ladybell root.
We also need to resist the temptation of oily, deep-fried, spicy, and heavily seasoned food. Since the weather during autumn is already dry, consuming heavily flavored food will only add fuel to the fire, causing our body to feel heaty, lips to crack, and skin to turn dry and giving us constipation. Hence, we should cut down on spicy and stimulating ingredients like ginger, onion, and garlic.
Avoid extreme exercises as excessive sweating can damage the yang. It is better to carry out subtler exercises like taichi, qigong, yoga, slow-jog, as these activities are in line with the principle of ‘refrain’ in Chinese Medicine.
Autumn health care vegetarian soup –
Kudzu and Pear soup with Chinese yam
Effects: Clears heat and moistens lungs. Relieve symptoms of dry skin, dry throat and dry eyes.
Ingredients: 1 kudzu, 2 pear, 1 carrot, 12g dried lily bulbs, 20g dried lotus seed, 20g dried Chinese yam, 2 candied dates
1. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Cut the peeled kudzu into pieces. Peel and core the pear and cut into pieces. Peel the carrot and cut into pieces.
2. Combine all ingredients with 2500ml of water in a pot and cook on high heat until boiling. Turn to low heat and simmer for 1.5 hours. Add salt to taste.
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