Introduction: As the saying goes, "Replenish your body during the Sanjiu cold season, and you'll be free from illness next year." Does nourishing your body in cold weather have to be with expensive supplements? Not necessarily. It's important to know that every food has its own properties. For instance, among common white foods like tremella, radish, and tofu, there are many properties we may not be aware of. Once you understand the properties of food, you can apply the right remedy, and the most common foods can actually be the best tonics.
Tremella is known as the "king of all fungi." It is not only a nutritious and nourishing delicacy but also a remedy that supports and strengthens the body. Tremella can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, but at the same time, its sticky nature can make it difficult for the body to expel phlegm. If it's a simple, phlegm-free cough, tremella is naturally effective for moistening the lungs. However, if there is phlegm, it is not suitable. Furthermore, cooking tremella into a soup with banana and lily has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, improving beauty, promoting fluid production, and relieving constipation.
There is a folk saying, "A radish in October is worth a ginseng," and "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and you won't need a doctor's prescription." Radishes are exceptionally rich in vitamins A and C. Eating them raw has the effects of clearing heat, promoting fluid production, cooling the blood to stop bleeding, and invigorating qi. When cooked, they can benefit the spleen and stomach, aid digestion, and promote the downward flow of qi. When eaten with soybeans and beef, radish can replenish qi and blood, and strengthen muscles and bones, making it suitable for women going through menopause.
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Tofu is rich in nutritional value, inexpensive, and delicious. Because tofu contains many essential minerals for the human body such as iron, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium, as well as carbohydrates, vegetable oil, and high-quality protein, it is often called "plant meat." Just two small pieces of tofu can meet the body's daily calcium requirement, making it especially suitable for children and the elderly. However, tofu is high in purines, so patients with gout and purine metabolism disorders should consume it with caution.
"No vegetable is better than cabbage." In Traditional Chinese Medicine, cabbage is considered slightly cool in nature and sweet in flavor, with the effects of nourishing the stomach, promoting fluid production, relieving vexation and thirst, and clearing heat and toxins. It is also rich in vitamins E and C, and eating more can have excellent skin care and beautifying effects. Furthermore, the fiber in cabbage not only helps to moisten the intestines and promote detoxification but also enhances the body's absorption of animal protein.