Autumn is an excellent season for nourishment. As the ancient saying goes, “Nothing beats a bowl of soup in autumn.” The “Eight Character Health Preserving Sutra” records “Steam in spring, mix in summer, soup in autumn, stew in winter,” highlighting the benefits of consuming soup in autumn. The ancient “Shennong Materia Medica” ranks 영지버섯 as a top-grade ingredient. It states that 영지버섯 “treats deafness, benefits joints, protects the spirit, boosts essence, strengthens muscles and bones, 안색을 개선하다. Long-term consumption leads to a light body, delays aging and extends life.” 영지버섯 “treats chest congestion, benefits heart qi, supplements the center, increases wisdom and memory. Long-term consumption leads to a light body, delays aging, extends life .”
그래서, what are the benefits of consuming Reishi mushroom soup as a nourishment in autumn?
1.Tonifies q나, tranquilize에스 그만큼중ind, 억제하다cough and아르 자형elieve에스wheezing
The “Chinese Pharmacopoeia” records that “Reishi 기를 강화하다, tranquilizes the mind, 기침을 억제한다, 그리고 천명음이 완화된다. 불안한 마음의 정신에 사용됩니다., insomnia and palpitations, cough and wheezing caused by lung deficiency, 호흡곤란을 동반하는 소모성 질환, and no appetite.” Therefore, consuming Reishi in autumn is beneficial for maintaining body balance.
2.Regulates the Whole Body and Enhances Immunity
Reishi has a history of consumption spanning thousands of years. It not only provides the body with essential nutrients but also regulates the functions of all body systems, achieving the effects of strengthening the body’s constitution, enhancing immunity, and maintaining a healthy body balance.
The impact of Reishi on cellular immune function is an important aspect of its immunoregulatory effects. Researchers have found that Reishi extract acts on T cells, promoting the synthesis of T cell DNA, stimulating the proliferation of Th cells and lymphocytes, and enhancing the killing activity of CTLs. Studies suggest that the immune enhancement of Reishi polysaccharides is related to the enhancement of PKA and PKC activity. (Information source: Lin Zhibin’s “Modern Research on Reishi”)
Let’s take a look at the autumn recipes of Reishi.
Reishi Mushroom and Pig Heart Soup
재료: Reishi mushroom slices, pig heart, a bit of green onion and ginger, cooking wine.
방법: 일부분 15 grams of Reishi mushroom; cut open one pig heart, rinse off the blood, clean it, and slice it thinly; slice the ginger and cut the green onion into sections. Place the pig heart in a steaming dish, add the Reishi mushroom, ginger, green onion, cooking wine, chicken essence, and salt on the pig heart. Steam over high heat for about 25 분.
Medicinal Meal Explanation: The “Chinese Pharmacopoeia” records the effects and indications of Reishi as “tonifing qi, tranquilizing the mind, suppressing cough, and relieving wheezing. 불안한 마음의 정신에 사용됩니다., insomnia and palpitations, cough and wheezing caused by lung deficiency, 호흡곤란을 동반하는 소모성 질환, and no appetite,” which we commonly refer to as calming the mind or improving sleep. 그러므로, this soup can be used to nourish the heart and calm the mind, as well as replenish blood.
영지버섯, 인삼, and Pork Tripe Soup
재료: 10 grams of ginseng, 15 grams of Reishi mushroom, pork tripe. 방법: 일부분 10 grams of ginseng and 15 grams of Reishi mushroom; put the ginseng, 영지버섯, and ginger into a casserole, 적당량의 물을 넣고, bring to a boil over high heat, cook for about 10 분, then add the pork tripe, oil, green onion, salt, and chicken essence, and cook until done.
Medicinal Meal Explanation: The “Compendium of Materia Medica” records that Reishi “replenishes kidney qi and benefits essential qi.” Reishi 마음 속으로 들어간다, 간, 폐, and kidney meridians and can comprehensively regulate the five organs of the human body, regulates origin and secures the root. 그러므로, this soup can engender liquid and nourish the kidneys.
Ganoderma Sinense, Tangerine Peel and Duck Soup
재료: 15 grams of GanoHerb Organic 영지버섯 조각, 3 꿀 데이트, 1 old duck, 1/4 dried tangerine peel, 3 신선한 생강 조각.
방법: 첫 번째, wash the영지버섯 조각, 꿀 데이트, dried tangerine peel, old duck, and fresh ginger. Put them all in a stew pot and add an appropriate amount of water. Then bring to a boil over high heat and simmer over low heat for 2 시간. Season with an appropriate amount of salt and oil.
Medicinal Meal Explanation: 이 수프는 폐와 신장에 영양을 공급합니다., nourishes yin and supresses cough, and is most suitable for autumn nourishment. It can be used as a dietary therapy for those suffering from lung and kidney deficiency, 기관지염 및 기관지 천식, 기침, shortness of breath and fatigue, coughing with little phlegm, and physical weakness. 하지만, it is not suitable for those with dryness-heat and sores.