Introduction: As is well known, ginseng is very suitable for nourishing people with weak constitutions. In fact, besides ginseng, there are six other "ginsengs" hidden in our food ingredients. Below, we will introduce their respective therapeutic effects.
Water Ginseng - Loach
Loach has delicate flesh and a delicious taste. Its nutritional content is much higher than that of carp, hairtail, lobster, and prawns. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that loach has the function of tonifying the middle qi and expelling dampness. It can be used as an adjuvant for treating thirst, impotence, epidemic jaundice, night sweats in children, hemorrhoids, and scabies. Therefore, it is called "Water Ginseng".
Loach and Tofu Stew
Sea Ginseng - Sea Cucumber
In addition to containing protein, fat, sugar, inorganic salts, and various vitamins, sea cucumber also contains iodine, collagen fibers, polysaccharides, and chondroitin sulfate. It has the effects of nourishing the kidneys, moistening dryness, nourishing blood, and tonifying the stomach. Regular consumption can also nourish yin, reduce fire, strengthen the kidneys and yang, improve intelligence, and supplement calcium.
Animal Ginseng - Quail
Quail meat is savory and delicious, nutritious, and besides being high in protein, it also contains various vitamins, minerals, lecithin, and various essential amino acids for the human body. Quail meat is a typical high-protein, low-fat, and low-cholesterol food, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, as well as those with high blood pressure and obesity. Quail meat and eggs are excellent nutritional tonics and also good medicine for treating various diseases. Quail meat can tonify the five organs, strengthen muscles and bones, stop diarrhea, eliminate malnutrition, nourish the liver, and clear the lungs.
Five-Spice Quail Eggs
Fruit and Vegetable Ginseng - Carrot
It is rich in vitamin A and has outstanding anti-cancer effects. Regular consumption of carrots can greatly reduce the incidence of lung cancer. Carrots also contain quercetin, kaempferol, potassium succinate, etc., which can increase coronary blood flow, lower blood lipids, and promote adrenaline synthesis. Therefore, it has a certain therapeutic effect on hypertension, heart disease, and stomach diseases. At the same time, carrots also have the effects of nourishing the liver and improving vision, replenishing qi and strengthening the stomach, nourishing the kidneys and strengthening the spleen, as well as detoxifying and lowering blood sugar. Long-term consumption can reveal its "little ginseng" value.
Tea Ginseng - Gynostemma Pentaphyllum
Gynostemma Pentaphyllum, also known as Five-leaf Ginseng, is known as "Southern Ginseng" in China. Gynostemma Pentaphyllum tea is made from Gynostemma Pentaphyllum as raw material. Its color is green and moist, the soup color is yellow-green, it is sweet, with a strong ginseng flavor, refreshing and delicious, and has a unique aroma. Gynostemma Pentaphyllum has the effects of nourishing, sedating, hypnotic, lowering blood lipids, lowering cholesterol, lowering transaminase, prolonging cell life, anti-fatigue, and anti-aging. It also has a significant inhibitory effect on the proliferation of liver cancer, lung cancer, and uterine cancer. Ordinary people drinking Gynostemma Pentaphyllum tea can help digestion and increase appetite; middle-aged and elderly people can use it to calm the mind and fall asleep; patients with chronic bronchitis and long-term insomnia also have excellent effects after taking it.
Carrot and Apple Juice
Fish Ginseng - Whitebait
The edible rate of whitebait is 100%, and it is known as "Fish Ginseng". The nourishing effect of whitebait is recorded in many ancient Chinese medical books. For example, "Riyong Bencao" records: "Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and non-toxic. It relieves the chest and strengthens the stomach." "Yilin Zanyao" says: "It nourishes the lungs, clears metal, nourishes yin, and supplements deficiency and fatigue." "Suiju Jingshipu" records: "It nourishes the stomach yin and harmonizes the meridians." According to analysis, every 100 grams of whitebait contains 8.2 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, 1.4 grams of carbohydrates, 258 milligrams of calcium, and various vitamins. The nutritional value of dried whitebait is even higher, with the highest calcium content among all fish. According to research by American scientists, eating high-calcium foods can effectively prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer, so whitebait is a rare anti-aging and anti-cancer delicacy. Whitebait is shaped like a jade hairpin, with delicate flesh, white and transparent, boneless and spineless, without a fishy smell. It can be cooked into a variety of delicious dishes and soups, among which "Scrambled Eggs with Whitebait" and "Whitebait and Egg Soup" are famous seasonal dishes in Jiangnan. In addition, "Deep-fried Whitebait" is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a golden color. Using whitebait as a filling to make "Whitebait Spring Rolls", the fish is tender, fragrant, and crispy, with a wonderful taste.
Scrambled Eggs with Whitebait
Scrambled eggs with whitebait
Spiced quail eggs
Carrot apple juice
Mud tofu