Introduction: If your hair is coarse, lacks luster, and is often greasy, it creates a very poor impression. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) points out that women with poor hair quality can regulate their health through dietary therapy. Below, the editor will introduce some TCM-recommended hair care recipes:
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Nourishing Beauty and Hair Growth Soup
Ingredients: 50g walnut kernels, 30g Bletilla striata, 50g Poria cocos, 30g soybeans, 20g Gordon Euryale seeds, 60g lean pork.
Method: Wash the above ingredients. Cut the lean pork into small pieces. Place everything in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer until the pork is tender. Drink the soup and eat the pork. One serving daily.
Effects: Nourishes the spleen and kidneys, beautifies the complexion, and strengthens the body. Used for deficiency of the spleen and kidneys, as well as for the elderly, the frail, and those with a sallow complexion.
Fo-ti Chicken
Ingredients: 500g chicken, 50g Fo-ti root, 50g diced bamboo shoots, appropriate amounts of cooking wine, MSG, salt, soy sauce, starch, and peanut oil.
Preparation:
1. Place the Fo-ti root in a clay pot with an appropriate amount of water and cook until done. Drain and reserve the decoction. Wash the chicken, cut it into cubes, and place in a bowl. Add cooking wine, salt, MSG, and starch to marinate.
2. Heat peanut oil in a wok. Add the marinated chicken cubes and deep-fry until cooked. Remove and drain.
3. Leave a small amount of oil in the wok. Add the chicken cubes, cooking wine, salt, diced bamboo shoots, soy sauce, and the Fo-ti decoction. Stir-fry quickly. Thicken with wet starch, add MSG, then plate and serve.
Characteristics: The chicken is tender, the flavor is fresh and savory with a slight taste of Fo-ti.
Explanation: Chicken has the effect of warming the middle jiao, replenishing qi, and tonifying deficiency. It is also rich in vitamins and has a skin-moisturizing effect. Fo-ti root can nourish the liver and kidneys, blacken the hair, improve complexion, and prolong life. This dish is an ideal health and beauty food. Regular consumption can make women's hair black and shiny, their complexion rosy, making them look beautiful and young.
Crispy Walnuts
Ingredients: 250g walnut kernels, appropriate amounts of sugar and peanut oil.
Preparation:
1. Soak the walnut kernels in boiling water until the inner skin is soft, then peel it. Blanch again in boiling water, then remove and drain.
2. Heat peanut oil in a wok. When it reaches 140°C (about 4/10 heat), add the walnuts and fry until they float. Remove and drain the oil.
3. Leave a small amount of oil in the wok. Heat to 160°C (about 5/10 heat), add sugar and stir-fry until the sugar melts and forms small bubbles. Pour in the walnuts and toss to coat them evenly. Transfer to a plate and separate with chopsticks. Let cool before eating.
Characteristics: The walnuts are crispy, sweet, mellow, and fragrant. They can be served as a side dish or as a snack.
Tip: Control the heat carefully to avoid burning the walnuts.
Explanation: Walnuts contain 40%-50% fat, mainly linoleic acid glycerides. They also contain protein, carbohydrates, phosphorus, calcium, iron, carotene, and vitamin E. The "Kaibao Materia Medica" states: "Regular consumption of walnuts makes one plump and strong, moisturizes the skin, and blackens the hair." The Tang dynasty physician Meng Shen said walnut kernels can "unblock the meridians, moisten the blood vessels, and blacken the hair." Walnuts are an excellent food for blackening hair, promoting beauty, and strengthening the body.
Stir-fried Soybean Sprouts
Ingredients: 500g soybean sprouts, appropriate amounts of salt, sugar, soy sauce, ginger slices, and peanut oil.
Preparation:
1. Peel the soybean sprouts, remove the root hairs, and wash them.
2. Heat the wok, add peanut oil, and heat it. Add the soybean sprouts and stir-fry until half-cooked. Add soy sauce, salt, ginger slices, and a small amount of water. Continue stir-frying. Add sugar and cook for a while longer, then plate and serve.
Characteristics: Crisp to eat, not greasy, and refreshing.
Explanation: Soybean sprouts are sweet and cold in nature. They contain protein, fat, and high levels of vitamin C, carotene, and minerals. Sprouts are rich in fiber, which is beneficial for weight loss. Therefore, soybean sprouts can improve hair structure and help maintain black, shiny hair. Women who eat more soybean sprouts can achieve the beauty benefits of blackening hair, moisturizing the skin, and losing weight.