052019-09(Health Tips) Four Foods Better than GinsengSource：TCSK
Ginseng is well known for its nourishment, but many people can’t afford it. However, as nutritionists introduce, a lot of seemingly ordinary food is actually more nourishing than ginseng.
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Water Ginseng: Gorgon fruit, also known as jitoumi or jitou in Chinese. It is the ripe seed of plant Euryale ferox Salisb. of the family Nyphaeace, which has nourishment and anti-dryness functions. According to traditional Chinese medicine, Gorgon fruit tastes sweet and pucker and is beneficial to kidney and spleen and antidiarrheic. It has a kidney improvement stronger than yam, a damp clearing effect better than small red beans, and a sedation stronger than lotus nut. It’s arguably a obscure supplement with great nutrition.
Fresh Gorgon fruit can be consumed directly, chewed after being soaked with water, or blended with lotus nut, yam, and white hyacinth bean for porridge or soup. People with weak spleen and stomach can consume some Gorgon fruit when having loose bowels. As dry Gorgon fruit is hard, they should be boiled for a long period of time or put into porridge after being smashed into powder.
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Milk of the sea: oyster. Oyster is known as the milk of the sea for its high-protein and low-fat content, easy digestion, and abundant nutrition. Dry oyster meat contains 45% to 57% proteins, 7% to 11% fat, as well as vitamins, taurine, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc. Its calcium content is almost equal to that of milk and its iron content is 21 times that of milk. Much of iron and copper helps alleviate women’s iron-deficiency anemia; zinc prevents dry skin, promotes metabolism, and breaks down skin pigment to make skin look great; and the amino acids in it can improve liver function, inhibit lactic acid build-up, and enhance physical strength. But according to experts, some oyster can cause gastroenteritis if it contains Norovirus. Patients with acute and chronic skin diseases, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, or chronic diarrhea should not consume too much oyster.
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Ganoderma lucidum of the lake: loach. Loach is known as ganoderma lucidum of the lake for its high-protein and low-fat and cholesterol content, tender meat, and delicious flavour. Loach provides the largest amount of calcium among all sorts of fish. Its calcium content is six times that of carp with the same weight and 10 times that of hairtail with the same weight. It is rich in vitamin D that makes it easy for calcium to be absorbed. And spermidine and nucleoside in it can increase skin elasticity and humidity and enhance immunity. According to traditional Chinese medicine, loach is suitable for patients with hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases as it can invigorate spleen-stomach and replenish qi and eliminate dampness. Experts suggest steaming or stew is the best way to preserve its nutrition. And it would be better if it can be cooked with tofu.
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Animal ginseng: quail. Quail meat tastes good and has a lot of nutrients. Known as animal ginseng, it is high-protein, low-fat, and low-cholesterol, and suitable for the middle-aged and elderly and people with hypertension and obesity. It contains a lot of vitamins, minerals, lecithin, and multiple essential amino acids that can protect blood vessels and prevent arteriosclerosis, making it a great diet for people with malnutrition, weakness, anemia, dizziness, nephritis and edema. Quail meat can be stewed, steamed, or cooked in porridge, which is beneficial to qi replenishment, blood enrichment, spleen invigoration, stomach nourishment, liver and lung improvement, and bone and muscle enhancement.
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