Red dates are one of the most popular foods used for health.
Dried chinese dates are red, soft on the outside with a sweet smell. Inside
being soft and moist. Chinese people treat dates not only as a food but also as
a health tonic and a traditional herb. Many traditional herbal formulas include
dates as they are used for balancing the formula, Qi and blood for the body.
Likewise they are also used in dishes to balance the food.
Add some wolfberry fruit, it can also treat constipation, but
the people whose stool is watery, do not add wolfberry fruit. The women who
often drink tea with red dates or wolfberry fruit would have a fair, good
cosmetic results. Codonopsis pilosula is also known as dang shen in traditional
Chinese medicine. The roots are used by Chinese herbalists to treat
hypertension, increase red and white blood cell count, and influence the immune
system.
Add some white fungus as it goes to
the lung channel. It can moisten and clear the lungs. It is very suitable for
lung function deficiency (lung qi and lung yin) and the following people:
- Someone who has chronic cough and dry cough with no phlegm
- Someone who has dry skin or constipation
- Someone who smokes and has dry throat and dry cough. White
fungus can help reduce lung damage from smoking.
Drink a cup of such kind of tea every morning, it can not
only enrich the blood, but also improve eyesight. It is especially suitable for
the workaholics who stay at the computer for a long time. Red dates, wolfberry fruit, white fungus, condonopsis
pilosula together with candied, add water slowly to the pot, stew slowly until
they are rotten. Often drink it, the effect of enriching the blood would be
well.
Method of cooking this home remedy drinks is very simple.
Ingredients:
- 20 red dates (without seeds)
- 15 wolfberry fruit
- 3 condonopsis pilosula
- 1 white fungus
- 3 candied
- 6 glasses of water
Precautions
1) For the following conditions it is best to lessen the
amount or avoid eating chinese red dates; constipation, smelly stool, stomach
bloating and body heat or fever, red face, bad breathe, cough with yellow
phlegm, worms, teeth disease including gum and tooth pain or infection, and
mouth ulcers.
2) If you are unsure whether you should eat chinese date
please advise your Health practitioner.
