"Three dates a day keeps aging away," which shows that red dates are an excellent remedy for nourishing qi and blood. There are many ways to eat red dates, and different methods have different effects. So, what are the beauty benefits of red dates? Let's find out together!
Red Dates Soaked in Water — Promotes Liver Detoxification
For office workers who spend long hours in front of a computer and often work overtime late into the night, persisting in drinking water soaked with red dates can help the liver detoxify. Liver-nourishing and detoxification experiments have confirmed that for people with poor liver function, drinking red date water daily for a week can effectively increase human serum protein, help protect liver health, and promote liver detoxification.
It is recommended to tear the red dates before soaking them, because the skin of the red date is tough and not easy to digest. If you soak the whole date, it is difficult to fully dissolve its active ingredients, which greatly reduces its effectiveness. In addition, fresh red dates are not suitable for steeping or decocting, because their Vitamin C content is very high, and hot water will cause significant nutrient loss. Therefore, it is best to use dried dates for making red date water.
Red Dates as Tea — Nourishes Blood and Qi
Drinking red date tea can effectively treat problems of cold stomach and stomach pain. The specific method is to stir-fry the red dates until they are black and then brew them with hot water. You can also add longan to the brew, which has the effect of nourishing blood and qi. Red date and longan tea has significant health benefits and is especially suitable for women and people who use their voices frequently in their daily work, such as teachers, salespeople, and other professionals.
Red Dates in Soup — Relieves Cough and Moisturizes Lungs
Simmering red dates, tremella (snow fungus), and rock sugar together has the effect of relieving coughs and moisturizing the lungs, and is especially suitable for dry seasons. Prepare 20 grams of tremella, 20 red dates, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. After the tremella is fully soaked, tear it into small pieces. Rinse the red dates and cut them in half. Simmer them together for half an hour, then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and cook until it has melted before serving.
Red Dates Boiled with Eggs — Nourishes Blood and Beautifies Skin
Red date, longan, and egg brown sugar water has the effect of nourishing blood and beautifying the skin. Both red dates and brown sugar have blood-nourishing properties, longan is nourishing, and eggs are rich in nutrients. Women who eat this sweet soup often will find it healthy and nutritious. After adding red dates and longan to an appropriate amount of water, simmer them until they are soft. Add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, crack in an egg, and continue to cook on low heat until the egg is cooked.