Red dates are warm in nature and sweet in taste, rich in protein, fat, calcium, sugar, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and abundant vitamins. Additionally, they contain carotene and other nutrients, making them very nutritious.
I. Red dates have the effects of tonifying the spleen, nourishing blood, and calming the spirit.
After dinner, you can take a decoction of red dates boiled in water; or cook porridge with lily; drinking the soup and eating the dates before bed can help you fall asleep faster. Take 1000 grams of fresh red dates, wash them, remove the pits, and mash the flesh. Add an appropriate amount of water and simmer over low heat. Filter the juice, mix it with 500 grams of honey, and heat on the stove to blend evenly to make a red date paste. Bottle for later use. Take 15 ml each time, twice a day. Continuous consumption can prevent and treat insomnia.
II. To preserve youth, remove freckles, and beautify and丰满 the body.
10 red dates, 15 grams of black fungus, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Rinse the red dates clean, soak in water for about 2 hours, then remove. Pit the dates. Soak the black fungus in water until soft, then clean and pick it over. Place the red dates and black fungus in a steaming bowl, add an appropriate amount of water and rock sugar, and steam for about 1 hour. Take once after breakfast and once after dinner daily to nourish deficiency and enrich the blood. It is suitable for those with a pale complexion due to blood deficiency, palpitations, and anemia. For those without illness, it can have a health-preserving effect of nourishing blood and strengthening the body. Regular consumption can preserve youth, remove freckles, beautify and丰满 the body, and is used to treat facial dark spots and emaciation. Note: Those with damp-phlegm and food stagnation should not eat much.
III. Functions of enriching blood, regulating menstruation, invigorating blood to relieve pain, and moistening the intestines to relieve constipation.
15 grams of Angelica sinensis, 50 grams of red dates, 20 grams of white sugar, 50 grams of japonica rice. First, soak the Angelica sinensis in warm water for a moment, add 200g of water, decoct it into 100g of concentrated juice, remove the dregs, and take the juice. Then, with the japonica rice, red dates, and white sugar, add an appropriate amount of water and cook until the congee is formed. Take it warm twice a day, morning and evening. 10 days constitute one course of treatment. This congee has the functions of enriching blood and regulating menstruation, invigorating blood to relieve pain, and moistening the intestines to relieve constipation. It is suitable for symptoms such as qi and blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, blood deficiency headache, dizziness, and constipation.
IV. Effects of moistening the lungs and strengthening the spleen, relieving cough, nourishing the five organs, and treating deficiency and damage.
50 grams of red dates, 100 grams of black fungus, an appropriate amount of white sugar. Remove impurities from the fungus, wash it, and cut it into small pieces. Remove the pits from the red dates, put them in a pot with an appropriate amount of water and cook until the red dates and fungus are soft. Add white sugar to taste and serve. According to herbal records, red dates have the effects of moistening the lungs and strengthening the spleen, relieving cough, nourishing the five organs, and treating deficiency and damage. Paired with the nourishing and strengthening black fungus, its tonifying, nourishing, invigorating blood, and beautifying effects are enhanced. Regular consumption can make the complexion ruddy and restore youthfulness. This soup is especially beneficial for women.
V. Makes the complexion fair and tender, the skin smooth, and reduces wrinkles.
500 grams of ginger, 250 grams of red dates, 100 grams of salt, 150 grams of licorice, 25 grams of cloves, 25 grams of agarwood. Mash them together into a coarse powder and mix well for later use. Take 15-25 grams each time, decoct in the morning or soak in water as a substitute for tea, several times a day. This tea has the effects of tonifying the spleen, nourishing blood, strengthening the stomach, calming the spirit, and relieving depression. Long-term use makes the complexion fair and tender, the skin smooth, and reduces wrinkles.
VI. Health preservation and disease prevention.
50 grams of red dates, 100 grams of japonica rice, 15 grams of chrysanthemum. Put them in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, cook until thick, then add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to taste. This remedy has the effects of strengthening the spleen and enriching blood, and clearing the liver to improve eyesight; long-term consumption can make the facial complexion ruddy and play a role in health preservation and disease prevention.
VII. Makes the skin nourished, smooth, bright, and fair.
20 grams of red dates, 20 grams of Job's tears, 15 grams of ginkgo nuts (shelled and peeled), 10 grams of longan meat. Put them in a pot and cook together for 40 minutes. Then add 6 boiled and shelled quail eggs and cook for another half an hour. Add an appropriate amount of brown or rock sugar to taste. This soup has the effects of nourishing the heart, clearing damp toxins, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Regular consumption can reduce the occurrence of acne, pimples, flat warts, etc., making the skin nourished, smooth, bright, and fair.
In addition, red dates also have anti-allergic, anti-cancer, hypotensive, and liver-protecting effects.