The kitchen is actually a small medicine shop

As the saying goes, "Medicinal supplements are not as good as food supplements." In many cases, when we eat medicinal materials with "the same origin of medicine and food" as food, they can play a greater role. Today, the editor will take stock of the foods that are common in the kitchen with "the same origin of medicine and food."

The kitchen is actually a small medicine shop

Eight anise

Star anise is also a common condiment in the family. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that star anise can prevent influenza when used properly. Adding some star anise to medicated meals can enhance immunity and fight against influenza.

Gorgon fruit

Gorgon fruit, also known as chicken head rice, is also recorded in the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica". The ancient medicine book says that it can strengthen the kidneys and astringent essence, nourish the spleen, stop diarrhea, and stop vaginal discharge. It is a good food and vegetable that "babies eat to keep them young, and the elderly eat to prolong their lives." It has the characteristics of "tonifying but not harsh" and "preventing dryness but not greasy".

Zanthoxylum bungeanum

When talking about Sichuan peppercorns, the first thing that comes to mind is spicy Sichuan cuisine. Zanthoxylum bungeanum has many functions, including warming and dispersing cold, dehumidifying and relieving pain, killing insects and detoxifying. It is very effective in treating rheumatism syndrome, diarrhea, dysentery, toothache, roundworms, scabies, etc.

For toothaches that are “not a disease, but can be life-threatening”, you might as well pinch a peppercorn and bite it between your teeth when you have it. Because Zanthoxylum bungeanum has a local effect, the pain will disappear after a while. Winter will begin in a while, and a large number of patients with itchy skin will appear in the dry and cold winter. In addition to reducing the number of baths and "lightly rubbing mud", rubbing the affected area with pepper water will also relieve the symptoms of intolerable itching.

For patients with joint pain, crush 50 grams of Sichuan peppercorns, chop 10 slices of fresh ginger, and 6 sections of scallions. Mix the three ingredients together and put them in a gauze bag. Put a hot water bottle on the medicine bag and apply hot compress for 30 to 40 minutes. Twice a day can cure joint pain.

Onions

Onion, ginger, and garlic are the most commonly used ingredients when cooking. Onion and ginger are pungent and warm in nature, and can induce sweating, relieve cold, and relieve yang. No matter it is a costume drama or a modern drama, an emotional drama or a suspense drama, no matter whether it is pouring rain or snowing outside, there will always be someone handing a bowl of hot ginger soup to the hero/heroine returning home, and by the way, "drink some ginger soup to dispel the cold."

Ginger

In comparison, Scallion White, which is also a surface-removing agent, seems to be less famous. Speaking of onions, the images that often come to mind are "shredded pork with Beijing sauce", "scallions mixed with tofu", "scallions rolled in pancakes", etc. The white onions taste pungent in your mouth and go through your nose. A cold with a runny nose for a few days can be cured. Huh? Why is the stuffy nose so much better? That's right, you found the white onions. It’s amazing! It is recorded in "Behind the Elbow" that scallion and white fermented soya bean soup can treat "yang-tong and sweating. It is mainly used for those who have just started to suffer from external infection, aversion to cold and fever, no sweat, headache and nasal congestion." Translated, it is prepared for people who have just caught a cold, have a fever but no sweating, feel afraid of cold, have a headache and nasal congestion.

Garlic

It is common sense to take two cloves of garlic and mix it before eating the braised food you buy home. I won’t go into details about garlic’s ability to kill insects here. Let’s take a look at garlic’s little-known ability: eliminating stagnation. Yes, garlic can cure indigestion, especially loss of appetite and meat retention. Next time you go out to eat at a buffet until you feel uncomfortable, you don’t have to look for hawthorn everywhere, just break off two cloves of garlic and get it! It is recommended to chew two peanuts before you finish it, to get rid of the garlic taste in your mouth.