It's no exaggeration to call red dates a woman's best friend. They are known for moistening the lungs to relieve cough, replenishing Qi to enhance beauty, and nourishing the liver to detoxify. Regular consumption by women can achieve excellent nourishing effects. But how do you eat red dates? The following introduces many ways to eat red dates, and you will wonder if you've been eating fake red dates all these years...
Red Date and Honey Tea
150g of red dates (pitted), 50g of rock sugar, add 350ml of water and cook until the water is absorbed, then mash into a paste. Add 250ml of honey and mix well. Store in a clean glass jar. To drink, take 1 teaspoon and add it to warm water. Both red dates and honey are "warming" ingredients, so drinking a cup of this tea in the cold winter can replenish your energy and increase body heat.
Black Fungus and Red Date Soup
10g of black fungus, 50g of red dates, and an appropriate amount of sugar. Use an appropriate amount of water to cook the black fungus and red dates until tender, then add sugar. Black fungus can clear the lungs and replenish Qi, while red dates nourish the blood and enhance beauty. Consuming this dish every other day from one week before menstruation until after it ends can help alleviate menstrual anemia and give you a rosy, lovely complexion.
Red Date Water
10 red dates (broken open), 100g of barley, add 7 times the amount of water, decoct and drink. Do not add sugar. The special substances rich in red dates can reduce the release of allergy mediators. Eating more red dates can cure allergies.
Donkey-hide Gelatin, Red Date, and Black-bone Chicken Soup
Ingredients: Black-bone chicken, donkey-hide gelatin, yellow essence, Euryale ferox seeds, longan, red dates, goji berries, mulberries. Method: Simmer for 3 hours over low heat. Characteristics: Nourishes the liver, replenishes Qi, invigorates the blood, and nourishes Yin.
Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis) and Red Date Congee
15g of Dang Gui, 50g of red dates, 20g of sugar, 50g of japonica rice. First, soak the Dang Gui in warm water for a moment, add 200g of water, decoct it into 100g of concentrated juice, remove the dregs, and take the juice. Cook the japonica rice, red dates, and sugar with an appropriate amount of water until the congee is formed. Take it warm in the morning and evening, 10 days as one course of treatment. This congee has the functions of nourishing the blood to regulate menstruation, activating blood circulation to relieve pain, moistening the intestines to relieve constipation. It is suitable for conditions such as Qi and blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, blood deficiency headache, dizziness, and constipation.
Red Date, Scrophularia, and Goji Berry Paste
30 red dates, 30g of Scrophularia, 6 black plums, 15g of goji berries. Add 4 bowls of water and bring to a boil for 20 minutes, then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar (or brown sugar). Simmer until slightly thick. Let it cool slightly, then store it in a container for later use. Generally, take 2 tablespoons each time, twice a day. This paste can replenish the middle Jiao (spleen and stomach), replenish Qi, and nourish the blood. It is more suitable for conditioning in cases of general weakness, a weak digestive system, or after surgery.
Red Date and Goji Berry Congee
Ingredients: 70g of red dates, 15g of goji berries, 100g of rice. Method: 1. Soak and clean the red dates and goji berries. 2. Put red dates, goji berries, rice, and water into a pot and cook. Add brown sugar to taste as needed. 3. You can control the thickness and sweetness according to personal preference.
Fo-ti (He Shou Wu) and Red Date Congee
25g of Fo-ti powder, 50g of red dates, 15g of rock sugar, 50g of japonica rice. First, cook the japonica rice and red dates together into a congee. When the congee is half-cooked, add the Fo-ti powder, stirring while cooking until the congee is thick. Add rock sugar to taste. This congee has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing essence and blood, promoting bowel movements, and detoxifying. It is suitable for dizziness, blurred vision, insomnia, forgetfulness, nocturnal emissions, and spermatorrhea caused by deficiency of both liver and kidneys and insufficiency of essence and blood. Long-term use by elderly patients with hypertension and vascular sclerosis can promote longevity.