Peanuts, also known as peanuts, have the reputation of “longevity fruit” and “plant meat”, with sweet flavor and rich nutritional value, and are one of the favorite foods of modern people.

As early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were records of the edible value of peanuts. For example, the “Summary of Materia Medica” records peanuts: “The taste is spicy and sweet, starting with the Taiyin meridian, the power is specialized in moistening the lungs and nourishing the spleen, peace is precious, and eating more phlegm.” “Suixingju Diet Recipe” said: “Cooking Ganping, moistening the lungs, detoxifying, and dissolving phlegm.” The “Compendium of Materia Medica” believes that peanuts “eat more to cure stomach uprightness”. It can be seen that the therapeutic value of peanuts is very high, it has the function of moistening the lungs, nourishing the spleen and stomach, cooking Ganping, and high nutrition. Daily consumption of peanut porridge or boiled peanuts is also a good dietary remedy.

Peanuts can be eaten in many ways, either boiled or baked and fried, or processed into peanut butter or stir-fried. However, the way peanuts are made has a big impact on their taste. For example, “Southern Yunnan Materia Medica” says: “Boiled food in salt water cures tuberculosis.” Raw, watery; Stir-fry, dry fire and blood. Treat all abdominal cold accumulation and stomach pain, and take it immediately. Zhang Mu of the Qing Dynasty said: “Stir-fried food is sweet and delicious, and oil can be squeezed…… Stir-fried food will cause carbuncle pus, and its harm is not far from fried beans. All sores, numbness, and acne, although they have been cured, should not be eaten before 100 days. This points out that peanuts have different functions depending on the way they are cooked. Peanuts have a lot of oil, and fried peanuts can make them hot and dry, easy to get hot, and have carbuncles and pus, which also suggests that you need to avoid sores and other diseases. In the “Compendium of Materia Medica”, there is “peanuts have the power of cleansing phlegm…… Good at melon and fritillary. The world’s fried food with fire can produce phlegm. and those who are kicked and injured by horses, avoid taking peanuts, and the sores will become more and more painful”, pointing out that peanuts have the function of cleansing phlegm and stopping cough, but stir-frying food will cause phlegm and should not eat more, and it is also suggested that people with bruises and injuries should also pay attention to the possibility of aggravating the pain if they eat it.

In addition to the above, eating peanuts still needs to abstain and pay attention to the following situations. As the “Complete Collection of Ulcer Medicine” said: “Walnuts, apricots, peanuts, pine nuts, these four things have oil, and they are all taboo.” “Medicinal Properties” believes that “those with slippery intestines are not suitable”, indicating that patients with vomiting and diarrhea are not suitable for eating peanuts. “Essentials of Pediatrics” records that “pediatrics…… Peanuts can not be chewed carefully, and it is easy to stop”, mentioning that children should not chew carefully when eating, and at the same time suggesting that the amount of peanuts eaten must be controlled well to avoid food accumulation. In addition, “Materia Medica” believes that peanuts are very suitable with tea, so you can drink a small amount of tea appropriately to help digestion when eating peanuts alone.

Here are two types of peanut remedies:

Boiled peanuts

Ingredients: 500 grams of peanuts, salt to taste.

Method: Wash the flowers, then put in an appropriate amount of water and boil, add an appropriate amount of salt after heating, stir well, then boil for a while, drain the water, and wait for temperature before eating.

Efficacy: Strengthen the spleen and appetize, moisten the lungs and dissolve phlegm.

Peanut porridge

Ingredients: 15~20 grams of peanut kernels, 80~100 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Method: Wash the peanut kernels, add an appropriate amount of water, cook with japonica rice, and add a little rock sugar until the porridge is ready.

Efficacy: Moisturizes and moistens fire, nourishes stomach and relieves cough.