Introduction: As autumn arrives, the dry air always causes a series of subtle changes in the body. People in northern regions, in particular, are often troubled by chapped lips. For many beauty-conscious women, chapped lips are a frustrating problem. Besides applying ample moisture to the lips and using lip balm frequently, wouldn't it be more natural and healthy to solve this problem through dietary therapy? You can also make improvements through your diet!
1. Rock Sugar Stewed Tremella
Efficacy: It can nourish yin, moisten the lungs, promote fluid production, and relieve cough. It is commonly used in folk medicine to treat autumn-winter dry coughs, coughing with no phlegm, a dry throat and mouth, coughing with blood in sputum from tuberculosis, and sores from deficient heat. It also has a nourishing effect.
Method:
① Soak the tremella in warm water for about 1 hour, then trim off the hard parts and set aside.
② Boil water with rock sugar until it dissolves.
③ Add the tremella and steam in a steamer for about 1 hour.
Snow Pear and Tremella Soup with Rock Sugar
2. Carrot Congee
Efficacy: Carotene in carrots is converted into vitamin A in the human body. It is suitable for people with dry skin and chapped lips.
Method:
① Wash the carrot, shred or dice it, and stir-fry it lightly with vegetable oil.
② Cook japonica rice and water to make the base of the congee.
③ When the congee is almost done, add the stir-fried carrots and cook for a moment.
④ Add seasonings and chopped green onions before serving.
3. Fritillaria Bulb Stewed Snow Pear
Efficacy: It has the effect of moistening dryness, promoting fluid production, clearing heat, and resolving phlegm. It can prevent and treat conditions like feverish thirst from heat illness, a dry throat and hoarse voice, a dry nose and chapped lips, and dry coughs.
Method:
① Wash the snow pear, cut it in half horizontally, and remove the core.
② Grind the fritillaria bulb into a powder and mix it with rock sugar, then place it inside the snow pear.
③ Place the top half of the pear back on and secure it with toothpicks.
④ Steam in a water bath for 45 minutes before serving.
Fritillaria Bulb Stewed Snow Pear
4. Cucumber and Kiwi Juice
Efficacy: Cucumber is sweet and cool in nature, clearing heat and detoxifying, and promoting urination. It can treat fever, vexation and thirst, and a sore throat. Kiwi is sweet, sour, and cold in nature, and can relieve heat and quench thirst. The combination of the two can moisten the lips. Other fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins, such as tomatoes and grapefruit, can also be used.
Method:
① Wash the cucumber, remove the seeds, and cut into small pieces; peel and dice the kiwi.
② Place in a juicer, add an appropriate amount of cold water, and blend well.
③ Add an appropriate amount of honey before serving.
Kiwi and Cucumber Juice