Red dates don’t just replenish blood. 12 ways to eat them have vastly different effects.

　　As the saying goes: Eat three dates a day and you will not look old for a lifetime. The most outstanding feature of red dates is its high vitamin content. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that jujube can replenish qi, nourish blood and promote fluid production. Our role in red dates is as simple as replenishing blood. In fact, the effects of red dates will be quite different depending on how you eat them.

　　The efficacy of red dates in our eyes

　　1. Strengthen the spleen and stomach: Weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea For people who are tired and weak, eat seven red dates a day, or share them with Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala, which can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, increase appetite and stop diarrhea.； Red dates, ginger, and Pinellia ternata can be used together to treat symptoms of gastritis caused by careless eating, such as bloating, vomiting and other symptoms.

　　2. Replenish qi and nourish blood: Red dates are a good nutritional supplement. Red dates are often added to dietary supplements to nourish the body and moisten qi and blood. Dr. Sun Andy from the Department of Immunology at National Taiwan University strongly advocates eating more red dates, astragalus, and wolfberry, which can improve the body's vitality and enhance immunity.

　　3. Nourishing blood and calming the nerves: female For bipolar disorder, restless crying, restlessness, etc., use "Ganmai Dazao Decoction" with red dates, licorice, and wheat, which can nourish the blood and calm the nerves, soothe the liver and relieve depression.

　　4. Alleviating the medicinal properties: Red dates are often used in prescriptions with strong medicinal properties to reduce the side effects of strong medicines and protect righteousness. For example: In "Shizao Decoction", jujube is used to relieve the toxicity of laxatives such as kansui, euphorbia, and Wuhua, and protect the spleen and stomach from damage.

　　Red dates are a sacred product that can nourish qi and nourish blood. They are also of high quality and low price. People do not need to buy expensive supplements in the market. They can achieve health care effects by making good use of red dates. However, we know that the most important function of red dates is to replenish blood, but there are many other functions, and the effects are different depending on how you eat them. Let’s take a look below.

　　12 ways to eat red dates with very different effects

　　1. Steam dates to prevent asthma

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that jujube has the effects of regulating organs, nourishing qi and blood, aphrodisiac and promoting body fluids. Eating more jujube can play a certain role in preventing asthma. Generally, 5 jujubes and 8 small jujubes are eaten to refresh the mind and enhance the body's immunity.

　　2. Make tea with red dates to replenish qi and protect the throat

　　Roast red dates black and make tea to drink. It can treat stomach cold and stomach pain. Add longan into the fruit to make a blood-tonifying and qi-tonifying tea. It is suitable for teachers, salespersons and other people who frequently use their throats.

　　3. Make soup with red dates to relieve cough and moisturize the lungs

　　"Bixiao Fang" written by Yu Xu in the Tang Dynasty recorded that boiling red dates, white fungus and rock sugar together can relieve coughs and moisturize the lungs. Put the white fungus in water to bloom, remove the stem, tear it into small pieces, put it in the pot with red dates and rock sugar, add water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for another half an hour, then turn off the heat.

　　4. Boiled eggs with red dates, nourishing blood and nourishing the skin

　　Add red dates and longan to the brown sugar water. When the dates are rotten and the longan is soft, beat it. egg ； Continue to simmer the eggs over low heat. Red dates, longan and brown sugar all have the effect of replenishing blood, and boiled eggs are very nourishing.

　　5. Make porridge with red dates to soothe the nerves and help you sleep.

　　Generally speaking, women have symptoms such as mania, depression, and restlessness. It can be prepared with an appropriate amount of lily, lotus seeds and red dates. If cooked together with millet, the soothing effect of red dates can be better exerted.

　　6. Soak red dates in wine to keep blood vessels smooth.

　　During the soaking process of red dates, nutrient-rich organic matter is more easily dissolved in the wine. It has a certain effect on keeping blood vessels open. Find the one that suits you, vitality healthy That's the most important thing.

　　7. Soak red dates in water to nourish the liver and detoxify.

　　Experiments have shown that drinking jujube water for people with poor liver function every day for one week can increase human serum protein, thus achieving the effect of liver protection and detoxification. A detail of red dates brewing determines its efficacy. The peel of red dates is tough and difficult to digest. If the whole fruit is brewed, it will be difficult to completely dissolve its active ingredients, so it is best to break it into pieces before brewing. It should also be noted that fresh red dates should not be brewed or boiled. This is because its vitamin C content is very high, and boiling it in hot water will seriously destroy the vitamin C.

　　8. Boil jujube in water to strengthen the spleen and stomach

　　Break open the newly harvested jujubes, remove the jujube skin and jujube core, and roast them carefully over low heat until the aroma wafts out. Then boil the roasted dates in water and drink it. Eating 5 to 7 jujubes every day, together with Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala, can replenish vital energy and strengthen the spleen and stomach.

　　9. Cooking rice with jujube can prolong life.

　　Ginseng, jujube and rice, Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, strongly recommended this recipe, believing that jujube is so practical, it can nourish qi, nourish the stomach, and prolong life. If the body is weak, Qi and blood are not strong, sleep quality is poor, etc., after taking it, the person's blood and Qi can be smooth and the body will be light and tireless. Fry Codonopsis pilosula and jujube in water for half an hour, remove the Codonopsis pilosula residue. ； Steam rice with glutinous rice, spread jujubes on the rice, add jujube ginseng soup and sugar to make a thick sauce and pour it on the rice before eating.

　　10. Steamed fungus with red dates to keep the skin healthy and remove freckles

　　There is a snack that can be eaten once a day in the morning and after dinner. It has the effect of removing freckles, strengthening and plumping the skin, and can relieve facial dark spots and make you look slimmer. It is steamed red dates and fungus. Choose 10 red dates, 15 grams of black fungus, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Use clear red dates blister For about 2 hours, soak the black fungus in water. Put them in a bowl, add water and rock sugar, and steam them for about 1 hour. They are very delicious.

　　11. Red date honey ointment helps sleep

　　If you don't sleep well at night, drinking soup and eating dates before going to bed can help you fall asleep faster. Prepare two kilograms of red dates, wash and remove the pits, take out the flesh and mash it, add an appropriate amount of water and fry over a slow fire, filter and extract the juice, mix in 500 grams of honey, mix well over the fire to make a jujube paste, bottle it for later use. Take 15 ml each time, 2 times a day, continuously to prevent and treat insomnia.

　　12. Red dates soaked in ginger can nourish the stomach and calm the nerves

　　There is a tea that has a good effect on nourishing the stomach. You can prepare half a catty of red dates and ginger, then pound licorice, cloves and agarwood into powder, then add some salt, 15 to 25 grams each time, decoct it in the morning or soak it in water instead of tea, several times a day. It has the effects of nourishing blood, strengthening stomach and calming nerves.