A daily dose of red dates keeps you looking young forever.

Red dates are warm in nature and sweet in flavor, containing protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and abundant vitamins. In addition, they contain carotene and other nutrients, making them extremely nutritious. There is a folk saying, "Eat red dates every day, and you will never show old age." Red dates are not only a beloved fruit but also a fine remedy for nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing blood to calm the spirit, and treating illnesses to strengthen the body.

1. Functions of nourishing blood to regulate menstruation, activating blood to relieve pain, and moistening the intestines to promote bowel movements

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 200 grams of water, and decoct it to 100 grams 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 in the morning and evening, with 10 days as one course of treatment. This congee has the functions of nourishing blood to regulate menstruation, activating blood to relieve pain, and moistening the intestines to promote bowel movements. It is suitable for symptoms such as qi and blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, blood deficiency headache, dizziness, and constipation.

Red Date Egg Roll

2. 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 soaked black fungus, an appropriate amount of white sugar. Remove impurities from the soaked black 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 clear water, and cook until the red dates and black fungus are thoroughly 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. When combined with the black fungus that nourishes and strengthens the body, its tonifying, nourishing, blood-activating, and beautifying effects are enhanced. Regular consumption can make the complexion rosy and restore a youthful appearance. This soup is especially beneficial for women.

Red Date Egg Soup

3. Makes the complexion fair and delicate, 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. Pound them together into a coarse powder and mix well for later use. Each time, use 15-25 grams, decoct and take in the morning or steep in water as a tea substitute, several times a day. This tea has the effects of strengthening the spleen, nourishing blood, invigorating the stomach, calming the spirit, and relieving depression. Long-term use makes the complexion fair and delicate, skin smooth, and reduces wrinkles.

4. 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 clear water, cook until thick, and add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to taste and eat. This remedy has the effects of strengthening the spleen to nourish blood, and clearing the liver to improve vision. Long-term consumption can make the facial complexion rosy and play a role in health preservation and disease prevention.

Pumpkin and Red Date Soup

5. Makes the skin moist, smooth, fair, and clear

20 grams of red dates, 20 grams of Job's tears, 15 grams of ginkgo nuts (shelled and peeled), 10 grams of longan pulp. Put them in a pot and cook together for 40 minutes. Then add 6 cooked, shelled quail eggs and cook for another half an hour. Add an appropriate amount of brown sugar or rock sugar to eat. This soup has the effects of nourishing the heart, clearing dampness and toxins, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Regular consumption can reduce the occurrence of acne, pimples, flat warts, etc., making the skin moist, smooth, fair, and clear.

In addition, red dates also have anti-allergic, anti-cancer, hypotension-lowering, and liver-protecting effects.

6. Red dates have the effects of strengthening the spleen, nourishing blood, and calming the spirit

You can take red dates decocted in water after dinner: or cook them with lily into a congee: drink the soup and eat the dates before bed to fall asleep faster. Use 1000 grams of fresh red dates, wash them, remove the pits, take the flesh and mash it. Add an appropriate amount of water and simmer over low heat. Filter the juice and mix it with 500 grams of honey. Heat and mix evenly to make a red date paste, then bottle for later use. Take 15 ml each time, twice a day, continuously. It can prevent and treat insomnia.

Red Date and Papaya Stewed with Fresh Milk

7. Preserves youth, removes freckles, and beautifies and tones the muscles

10 red dates, 15 grams of black fungus, an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Rinse the red dates clean, soak them in clear water for about 2 hours, then remove and pick out the pits. Soak the black fungus in clear water until it expands, pick and wash it clean. Put the red dates and black fungus in a soup bowl, add an appropriate amount of clear water and rock sugar, and steam in a steamer for about 1 hour. Take once after breakfast and once after dinner each day to nourish deficiency and blood. It is suitable for those with a pale complexion due to blood deficiency, palpitations, and anemia. For healthy individuals, it can serve a health-preserving effect of nourishing blood and strengthening the body. Regular consumption can preserve youth, remove freckles, beautify and tone the muscles, and is also used to treat facial dark spots and emaciation. Note that those with damp phlegm and stagnation should not eat too much.