Jasmine regulates Qi and relieves depression; those with constipation should consume with caution.
Core tip: There is a famous Jiangsu folk song called "Jasmine," and jasmine tea is also very common. Today, the Food God will teach everyone how to cook with jasmine, which is suitable for the early spring season.
Topic: Jasmine Tofu Soup
Ingredients: 40g jasmine, 100g tofu
Method:
1. Pick the jasmine flowers, wash them, and let them dry for later use; cut the tofu into cubes;
2. Bring water to a boil, add the tofu, and after it boils, add the jasmine flowers and leaves. Once it boils again, remove from the heat and serve.
This soup soothes the liver, relieves depression, regulates Qi, and alleviates pain.
Special reminder:
1. Jasmine regulates Qi and relieves depression; those with constipation should consume with caution.
Jasmine is also known as tea flower, rouge flower, night beauty, and历紫茉莉. Jasmine, with its pure white color, is a beautiful ornamental flower. Besides being decorative, it is also a good medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that jasmine is warm in nature, pungent and slightly sweet in taste, and acts on the liver, spleen, and stomach meridians. It has the effects of regulating Qi to relieve pain, expelling foulness, and relieving depression. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that jasmine has the effects of "regulating Qi to relieve depression, expelling foulness, and harmonizing the middle," and is very effective for anti-inflammatory and detoxification in treating dysentery, abdominal pain, conjunctivitis, and sores. Drinking jasmine tea often can clear the liver and brighten the eyes, promote the production of body fluids to quench thirst, resolve phlegm and treat dysentery, promote bowel movements and urination, expel wind and relieve the exterior, treat fistulas, strengthen teeth, increase vital energy, lower blood pressure, strengthen the heart, prevent cavities and radiation damage, and has anti-cancer and anti-aging effects, helping people live longer and healthier.
Western research suggests that the aroma of jasmine can alleviate symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, and irritability, with effects comparable to sedatives. A study by a German scientific institution showed that the scent of jasmine can relieve anxiety and promote sleep, with effects no worse than traditional drugs, but with a lower risk of addiction or fatal overdose.
It should be noted that jasmine is pungent and fragrant, and slightly warm. Those with excessive internal heat, dryness, and constipation should consume it with caution.
2. Jasmine can be used for tea or in cooking
There are many ways to eat jasmine; it can be taken orally, decocted in soup, or used as a tea substitute. Because jasmine itself has high medicinal value, health benefits, and skin-care effects, drinking jasmine tea can refresh the mind, stabilize emotions, and relieve depression. It is very beneficial for weak stomachs and chronic bronchitis and other respiratory diseases.
As the saying goes, good medicine tastes bitter, but jasmine can be good medicine that tastes fragrant. It can be used as a cooking ingredient, or sprinkled on finished soups and dishes to stimulate the appetite, and also has the effects of calming emotions, relieving nervous tension, refreshing the mind and relieving depression, and moistening the intestines to promote bowel movements. The Ming Dynasty book "Yin Zhuan Shi Shi Jian" records: "Fresh jasmine leaves are picked, washed, and stewed with tofu—an absolute delicacy." Therefore, today we are teaching this jasmine tofu soup. We incorporate jasmine into our meals, and through the combined effect of food and flowers, we regulate our beauty.
Through this topic, we hope to teach everyone how to use jasmine in their meals, and through the combined effect of food and flowers, to regulate our inner and outer beauty.
Weekly Reminder:
Wood corresponds to the liver, the liver opens to the eyes, and only when the wood qi is full can the eyes be bright. If you experience symptoms like being easily agitated, irritable, restless, dull pain in the chest and ribs, or a sharp decline in vision, it means you need to nourish your liver.
Strongest time for the liver: 1-3 AM Weakest time for the liver: 1-5 PM Key to strengthening the liver: Soothe
● The liver dislikes overwork. Be sure to rest during the liver's weakest time. If you must work, at least rest your eyes for 5 minutes every hour.
Additional reminder:
The five organs of the body correspond to the four seasons, and the liver corresponds to spring. In spring, all things revive, and the liver's qi is flourishing at this time. If not regulated properly, the liver's qi will become imbalanced. Therefore, nourishing the liver is the focus of spring diet. Diet therapy is only an auxiliary daily adjustment; do not rely on it excessively. If you feel unwell, please seek medical attention promptly.