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Recommended Winter Moistening Stews

🔑 Keywords: Health Food Recipes · After eating spicy hotpot, one side of face swelled up<br>Recently, reporters met Mr. Chen at the emergency department of Guangzhou City Hospital. Though a native Cantonese, Mr. Chen loves spicy food. In spring and summer, he followed his mother’s advice: "Guangzhou’s weather is dry and hot, easily causing internal heat," so he avoided overly spicy foods. But recently, as Guangzhou entered autumn and winter, various Chongqing and spicy hotpot restaurants appeared. Under friends' encouragement, Mr. Chen gave in and ate two consecutive spicy hotpot meals. Three days later, his gums began swelling and hurting, and his entire left face became swollen, so painful he couldn’t sleep, forcing him to visit the emergency room late at night.<br>According to Dr. Su Liling, head of the Respiratory Department at Guangzhou City Hospital, traditionally, autumn and winter are prime seasons for tonifying. However, Guangzhou’s climate this year is unusual—though winter has arrived, there’s no chill, and the lingering heat hasn’t fully dissipated. With two months of no rain, the weather is extremely dry. Saliva secretion decreases, airways dry out, and blood vessel fragility increases, making infections easier. Consuming tonics or spicy, stimulating foods accelerates blood flow—TCM terms this "blood heat running rampant"—spreading pathogens throughout the body, triggering symptoms like gum swelling, nosebleeds, dry cough, and throat inflammation.<br>Therefore, Dr. Su advises that unless someone suffers from chronic illness or weak constitution, they should avoid dry tonics now and absolutely refrain from spicy, heat-inducing foods. Diet should focus on moistening and clearing.<br>During interviews, reporters learned that some people, aware of the prevailing autumn dryness, excessively consume bitter and cold foods like Banlangen, bitter melon, and herbal tea to avoid "heat." However, those with already cold constitutions may develop symptoms like bland taste and dizziness. Overuse weakens immunity, leading to recurrent colds—preventing illness but attracting new ones. Experts recommend consulting a TCM practitioner first to determine one’s constitution before choosing appropriate dietary therapy or tonics.<br>Snow Pear and Apple Make Ideal Soup Ingredients<br>Dr. Shen Jianhua, chief TCM physician from Liwan District, points out that Guangzhou’s traditional "stewing soup" practice can effectively prevent autumn dryness. Among them, snow pear and apple—affordable fruits—are ideal ingredients for this special season. The simplest method is stewing snow pear or apple with pork belly—both clear, moist, and nutritious. Additionally, the familiar "Clear Tonic Soup" suits recent weather conditions.<br>Several Moistening Stews<br>Olive Snow Pear Stewed Lean Meat:<br>Ingredients: 15 g olives, 50 g snow pear, 100 g lean meat, 1 honey date.<br>Benefits: Clears lung heat, soothes throat, generates fluids, cools summer heat, nourishes yin and moisturizes dryness.<br>Preparation: Wash lean meat, blanch briefly in boiling water, cut into pieces. Wash snow pear, slice, and place with cleaned olives and honey date into a stewing bowl. Add 250 ml water, steam over water for 2 hours.<br>Applicable to: Those with sore throat, hoarseness, irritability, thirst, phlegm, or dry cough without phlegm due to excess heat in lungs and stomach.<br>Agaricus Snow Pear Stewed Lean Meat:<br>Ingredients: 3 g agaricus, 50 g snow pear, 100 g lean meat, 1 honey date.<br>Benefits: Nourishes yin, moistens lungs, generates fluids, lubricates intestines, reduces fire, calms the heart.<br>Preparation: Wash lean meat, blanch briefly in boiling water, cut into pieces. Combine with cleaned agaricus and diced snow pear, honey date in a stewing bowl. Add 300 ml water, steam over water for 1 hour.<br>Applicable to: Dry throat, dry cough with lung dryness, blood-tinged phlegm, restlessness, insomnia, constipation.<br>American Ginseng Stewed Duck:<br>Ingredients: 5 g American ginseng, 120 g duck, 1 slice ginger.<br>Benefits: Invigorates qi, nourishes yin, clears deficient heat, nourishes stomach, tonifies qi, promotes urination.<br>Preparation: Remove feathers and internal organs from duck, cut into pieces, blanch briefly. Wash American ginseng, slice, add ginger, place in stewing bowl with 250 ml water, steam over water for 2 hours.<br>Applicable to: Qi and yin deficiency, internal heat, poor sleep, afternoon fever, night sweats, edema.<br>Adenophora and Polygonatum Stewed Mountain Catfish:<br>Ingredients: 10 g adenophora, 10 g polygonatum, 100 g mountain catfish.<br>Benefits: Nourishes yin, moistens lungs, benefits stomach, generates fluids, nourishes yin, clears heat.<br>Preparation: Wash mountain catfish, cut into segments. Combine with cleaned adenophora and polygonatum in a stewing bowl, add 300 ml water, steam over water for 2 hours.<br>Applicable to: Autumn dryness-induced cough without phlegm, hoarseness, dry mouth, irritability, hand heat, multiple or recurring oral ulcers due to yin deficiency and internal heat.

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