Blood-boosting dishes made with spinach.
Spinach, also known as Swiss chard, is a highly nutritious vegetable, rich in vitamins and minerals: vitamins B, C, carotenoids... B9, B12, sodium, potassium, and especially rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, manganese, zinc, iron, copper, iodine, nickel... and active compounds such as spiacin, arginine, lysine, chlorophyll, mucilage...
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, spinach is sweet, cool, non-toxic, and has the properties of nourishing the five internal organs, clearing heat from the intestines and stomach, detoxifying alcohol, improving eyesight, treating night blindness, accelerating normal development in children, and preventing mouth sores, tongue sores, epididymitis, hemorrhoids, and ulcers in people with diabetes. It is especially effective in nourishing yin and blood, stopping bleeding, and clearing heat and toxins.
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Treating anemia, blood deficiency, and weakness:
Lesson 1:Spinach, in any quantity you like, can be boiled or blanched in boiling water and then used to make soup with lean pork, or pork liver, or chicken eggs...
Lesson 2:700g spinach, 5g ginseng, 500g pork, 3kg flour, fresh ginger, onion, pepper, soy sauce, and salt to taste. Crush the spinach leaves, add a little water, and squeeze out the juice. Grind the ginseng into a fine powder and sift it. Mince the pork, season with salt, soy sauce, pepper, and ginger powder, mix well, and add a little water to make a paste. Add onion and ginseng, mix well, and make the filling. Pour the spinach juice into the flour, knead thoroughly, and shape the dough around the filling. Cook the dumplings until done. This dish is also believed to enhance sexual function.
Treats anemia, blood loss, hemorrhoids, constipation, and itching.Boil 250g of pig's blood until thoroughly cooked, slice it, then put it back into the boiling water along with spinach (about 500g of vegetables) to make a soup, season with spices.
Nourishes yin, replenishes blood, stops bleeding, and treats hypertension.
Lesson 1:300g spinach, 15g ginger, 10g onion, 10g soy sauce, 10g sesame oil, 5g garlic, salt to taste. Crush the garlic and ginger and squeeze out the juice. Cut the onion into flower shapes. Blanch the spinach in boiling water and drain. Mix all ingredients together. Eat twice a day with rice.
Lesson 2:Wash spinach (any amount), blanch in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, stir, and remove. Wash jellyfish, chop finely, and blanch in boiling water. Combine both ingredients in sesame oil with a little salt and seasoning. This dish is used to treat high blood pressure and headaches.
Lesson 3:Wash 250g of spinach and 250g of celery, remove the roots, chop into pieces, soak in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then drain and put in a bowl. Season with sesame oil and spices, mix well, and serve with rice or add to porridge.
Lesson 4:300g spinach, 300g fresh squid, 20g garlic, 10g soy sauce, 50g oil, 10g onion, 5g salt. Cut the spinach into 5cm pieces and the squid into 4cm pieces. Sauté the onion and garlic until fragrant, then add the squid and stir-fry briefly. Add the spinach and seasonings and stir-fry until cooked. Serve once a day with rice.
Nourishes yin and heart, clears heat, and eliminates toxins.Ingredients: 300g spinach, 2 salted eggs, seasonings. Bring water to a boil, add the peeled and sliced salted eggs, then add the chopped spinach and seasonings. Cook as a soup to serve with rice. Also beneficial for people with fatty liver disease.Symptoms include yin deficiency, burning pain in the epigastric region, dry mouth and loss of appetite, thirst, and constipation.Ingredients: 200g finely chopped spinach, 200g tofu, 50g minced pork, 1 chicken egg. Mash the tofu, mix with the minced pork, add a little water, wheat flour or rice flour, seasoning powder, and the egg. Form into balls, drop into boiling water and cook until tender, then add the spinach.
Treating thirst and constipation in people with diabetes.Boil 90g of spinach and 10g of white wood ear mushrooms in water and drink the decoction.
Treats anemia, digestive disorders, and respiratory diseases.Place 100g of spinach in a bowl with 200ml of water and steam for 10 minutes. Drink this in the morning and at noon.
Nourishes yin to treat cough and lower blood pressure.Ingredients: 200g spinach, 20g white fungus, 10g garlic, 10g onion, 30g cooking oil, 5g ginger, 5g salt. Cut spinach into 5cm pieces, blanch in boiling water until cooked, then drain. Remove the stems from the white fungus, lightly roast, and tear into small pieces. Add the spinach and seasonings and stir-fry. Eat twice a day with rice.
Note:Avoid spinach if you have kidney stones, gallstones, or diarrhea, as it is high in calcium.
Spinach should be combined with other foods, not consumed alone. Before cooking, it should be washed thoroughly and blanched in boiling water. It should not be eaten or drunk for extended periods.
