Li Shizhen called it 'ginseng in water', and quietly throwing a few slices in the water will return you 'baby liver'

In our human body, there is an organ called the "most solid" organ, which is our liver. The liver works silently every day, working hard without complaint, even if it is hurt, it will not "shout out" "It is also for this reason that once many liver problems are diagnosed, most of them have entered the middle and late stages, thus missing the best time.

In the early stage of liver disease, although there will be no obvious pain, it is not without a trace. For example, these 3 abnormalities should not be ignored!

Performance 1: Yellow eyes, heavy dark circles

Liver damage will block the metabolism of bilirubin in the body. When the concentration of bilirubin exceeds a certain amount, it is easy to cause yellowing of the sclera, followed by obvious dark circles under the eyes, frequent feeling of fatigue, drowsiness and other manifestations.

Symptom 2: Severe bad breath and peculiar smell

When the liver is damaged, it will lead to abnormal metabolism of nitrogen and ammonia in our body. At this time, these harmful gases will continue to accumulate in our body and are easily discharged from the mouth and nose with our breathing, causing bad breath. Occurs, and is accompanied by an odor and bitterness in the mouth, especially when you get up in the morning.

Performance three: body weight loss, poor appetite

After the liver is damaged, the liver function is weakened, the absorption and digestion ability of the human body will also be affected, and the human body's ability to absorb nutrients will also decline, resulting in a sharp drop in our weight, accompanied by obvious appetite. Deterioration, anorexia and other performance.

As the saying goes: If the liver is not good, the body will get old first, so in our daily life, how can we raise the liver?

1; lotus seeds boiled in water to nourish the liver

Lotus seeds are a relatively common ingredient in our daily life. It belongs to the seeds of the aquatic herb lotus of the water lily family, also known as lotus seeds and lotus rice. As early as in ancient China, lotus seeds enjoyed the reputation of "water ginseng". Chinese medicine believes that : Lotus seeds are sweet and astringent in taste, flat in nature (fresh ones are sweet and flat, dry ones are sweet and warm), enter the three meridians of the heart, spleen and liver, are good at replenishing the insufficiency of the five internal organs, clear the qi and blood of the twelve meridians, so that the qi and blood are smooth and not rotten , Modern research has confirmed that it is rich in a variety of alkaloids such as liensinine and isoliensinine, which has a good effect of nourishing the liver, protecting the liver and repairing damaged liver cells.

Prepare ingredients: 30 grams of lotus seeds (do not remove lotus hearts), 15 grams of mustard (bundled with gauze), and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Specific method: first wash the lotus seeds and put them in a pot, add water to boil, then add the mustard prepared in advance, change to low heat and simmer slowly until the lotus seeds are completely cooked, eat the lotus seeds and drink the soup.

2; Ganoderma lucidum soaked in water to nourish the liver

It may be unfamiliar to many people. It is native to Anhui, China and belongs to a fungus growing in the wild. It is rich in flavonoids, selenium elements, and polysaccharides. Among them, flavonoids can prevent lipofuscin in the liver. Selenium is known as a protective factor for the liver, and most of the hepatitis B virus can be resisted by it. After liver damage, it can also help repair the liver. , Let the liver slowly get better, and finally polysaccharide can prevent excessive fat accumulation in the liver, because it is very affinity with fat, helps to metabolize fat, and prevents liver diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, and fatty liver.

How to soak in water: 3 grams of Astragalus, 5 grams of Lingzhi Ganoderma lucidum, 10 pieces of Lycium barbarum, put 3 kinds of ingredients together, soak in boiling water for about 5 minutes, and drink it (for 10 days and stop for 5 days as a cycle, The effect of nourishing the liver for a week in a row is amazing.)

3; Lily soup nourishes the liver

Speaking of lily, many people may not know it very well. Lily belongs to a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant of the Liliaceae family. It is actually very common in many rural areas in China. In fact, the application is also very extensive. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lily is flat, sweet, and contains protein, fat, and demethylcolchicine. Among them, colchicine has good anti-hepatic fibrosis and prevention of liver cirrhosis, especially for patients with poor liver, regular consumption of lily can prevent the occurrence of liver cirrhosis to a certain extent.

Prepare ingredients: 100 grams of rice, 20 grams of yam, and 20 grams of lily.

Specific method: first wash the lily and yam separately, soak them for 1 night, then put the lily, yam and rice together in the pot, add water and set it to a boil on a high fire, and then simmer slowly with low heat until the three foods are completely cooked. edible.