The cold winter has passed, and the spring breeze brings vitality to all things, marking the beginning of a new year. This is the best time for all things to grow and be reborn, and it is also a great opportunity for people to start tonifying their bodies. However, to properly carry out spring health preservation through diet, one must grasp the principles.
Regarding how to carry out spring health preservation through diet, experts have proposed the following seven foods for everyone's reference:
I, Shepherd's Purse: "In the city, peach and plum blossoms worry about wind and rain, but spring is at the stream where shepherd's purse flowers bloom." Shepherd's purse is the first to announce the arrival of spring to people. Shepherd's purse, also known as shekbill, chicken heart vegetable, or protective life grass. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that shepherd's purse is cool in nature, sweet and light in taste, with a delicate fragrance and is non-toxic. It is not only rich in nutrients but also has good medicinal effects. Medical research shows that fresh shepherd's purse is rich in various proteins, carotene, and other vitamins. In addition, it also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, and a large amount of crude fiber. Shepherd's purse has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on hypertension, hematuria, and nosebleeds.
II, Malantou: Malantou, also known as roadside chrysanthemum, chicken intestine, or red stem vegetable. Malantou has both white and red stems, with the red stem being superior. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Malantou is neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and slightly cold. It has the effects of nourishing liver blood, clearing liver heat, and clearing heat and detoxifying. At the same time, it also has good blood-enriching and eye-brightening effects. It is suitable for patients with hepatitis, hypertension, fundus hemorrhage, glaucoma, red and swollen eyes, and pain. It is especially effective for glaucoma and red, swollen eyes.
III, Juhuanao: Juhuanao, also known as chrysanthemum seedling or chrysanthemum plough head, is the tender seedling of wild chrysanthemum. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Juhuanao is neutral in nature, with a sweet and slightly bitter taste, which becomes non-bitter after being boiled in water. It has the effects of clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, and good detoxifying effects. It is suitable for patients with hypertension, constipation, red and swollen eyes, and pain, and has good preventive and therapeutic effects.
IV, Dandelion: Dandelion, also known as yellow flower ground beetle, milkweed, or gugu ding. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dandelion is bitter and slightly sweet in taste, and non-toxic. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, strengthening muscles and bones. It is suitable for patients with elevated transaminase in hepatitis, cholecystitis, red eyes (acute conjunctivitis), and mastitis (acute mastitis), and has good therapeutic effects.
V, Yinchenghao: Yinchenghao is an annual plant of the Asteraceae family. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Yinchenghao is bitter, neutral, slightly cold, and non-toxic in taste. When used as a vegetable, mainly the tender seedlings are collected; the old ones can only be used for medicinal purposes. Yinchenghao mainly contains volatile oil, the main components of which are β-pinene, folic acid, etc. Yinchenghao has the effect of dilating the bile ducts and promoting bile excretion, and also has the function of promoting liver cell regeneration.
VI, Yuxingcao: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Yuxingcao is pungent in taste and cold in nature, and has the effects of diuresis, detoxification, anti-inflammation, expelling toxins, and resolving phlegm. It is suitable for treating purulent inflammations such as lung abscess and carbuncles.
VII, Gouqitou: Gouqitou is the tender stem and leaf of the wolfberry plant of the Solanaceae family, also known as immortal seedling, heavenly essence grass, and wolfberry vegetable. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Gouqitou is cool in nature, and sweet and slightly bitter in taste. It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, benefiting vital energy, clearing heat and quenching thirst, and brightening the eyes. It is suitable for treating hypertension, diabetes, sexual dysfunction, vision loss, and other diseases.