Traditionally, from the beginning of winter to around the winter solstice is a good time to nourish the body for tonic, a variety of stewpot health dishes eaten at this time, just so you can warm up for the winter. The human body accumulates a lot of moisture in the summer, after the winter, the climate is getting colder and colder, in addition to “eat tonic” to replenish the strength to fight the cold atmosphere, but also to eat some of the dampness of the medicinal food, such as poria and other Chinese herbs boiled soup, and then with the ingredients, you can both health and delicious. Due to the busy work of modern people, many office workers will be regular times, such as female friends “time” to order a chicken soup with four things to replenish blood conditioning, busy brain workers love to order chicken soup with five flavors of dendrobium stew that helps refresh the brain. In addition, the recent climate change, many patients with colds and coughs, you can have a lung-clearing, cough-suppressing effect of chicken soup with ginseng and bamboo stew, chicken stew with He Shou Wu has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and preventing baldness, chicken soup with angelica can activate the blood and intestines, each with its own benefits. There is also a special tonic effect of the soup, can strengthen the Yang solid liver and kidneys, Princess Taiping was loved papaya breast soup, also very popular with female friends, vegetarians can pick the bamboo pith vegetarian soup, busy and afraid of trouble working people, usually still have to be careful to take care of the body, take advantage of the shopping easy tonic, conditioning and recharging, do not have to worry about overwork disease. The three ginseng, namely ginseng, party ginseng, prince’s ginseng, all three are commonly used as winter tonic herbs. According to Chinese medicine, ginseng is used in the lung and spleen meridians, and is a beneficial medicine, with the effect of nourishing the qi and strengthening the spleen, benefiting the lung and generating fluid, and is often used in various qi deficiency or qi and fluid injury. Ginseng is a steep product that can nourish the vital energy and save the deficiency, with remarkable efficacy. It can also calm the mind and fix the will. The main function of Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng is to tonify the middle and benefit the qi, and also nourish the blood, often used as a substitute for ginseng, but its potency is moderate and weak. The power of ginseng is the weakest, so it is not used for qi deficiency alone, but it is flat and soft, without the disadvantage of stagnation, and has better effect on the production of body fluid than ginseng, especially suitable for dry heat disease after the deficiency of body fluid and yang. Pharmacological analysis shows that the main component of ginseng is ginsenoside, while dang ginseng contains dandelion terpene acetate and muketone, and prunus ginseng contains fructose and arginine. Therefore, if it is used to replenish qi, blood, and help to dispel evil, all three can be used. However, for children and adolescents, princely ginseng is preferred because it does not promote premature sexual maturity. For middle-aged people and young adults, it is better to use Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, while for elderly patients, it is more likely to use Ginseng because of its anti-aging and anti-cancer effects. From the point of view of disease, ginseng is suitable for the treatment of thirst because it can reduce urine sugar and improve systemic symptoms, while ginseng, on the contrary, can increase blood sugar and should not be used. For rescuing critically ill patients, ginseng is also the best, because it can return Yang and save rebellion, and greatly replenish the vital energy, while for general Yang injury, princely ginseng is appropriate. For renal proteinuria, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng is more suitable. In addition, for cough and asthma, ginseng and prunus ginseng can be used, both of which are anti-adrenaline drugs and have good effect on respiratory diseases, while codonopsis is an anti-adrenaline drug and should not be used. Therefore, when choosing the two ginsengs for winter tonic, we should make a difference. Winter is the best season to take tonic and regulate diet]. Winter is the best season for tonic, as the saying goes, winter tonic, spring tiger this period of tonic, can support the root, cultivate the vital energy, so that the closed in the nurture of active vitality, conducive to the development of the body’s yang, enhance resistance, can effectively prevent epidemic diseases and the seasonal warm disease after the beginning of spring, for the next year’s health foundation. Tonic is divided into dietary supplement and medicinal supplement, and medicinal supplement is not as good as dietary supplement. For people with Yang deficiency, it is better to eat mutton, dog meat, chicken and sea cucumber, which have the effect of warming the middle and replenishing the essence. For people with Yin deficiency, it is better to eat duck meat and goose meat, which are good for Yin and stomach. In addition, water fish, lotus root, silver fungus, etc. are also good for Yin. Winter medicine must be combined with your own physical condition, preferably under the guidance of a doctor to identify the symptoms of the drug. Diet. Winter calorie consumption, so should pay attention to the intake of sufficient heat, so that the body has a better ability to protect against the cold. The basic principle of diet is to protect yin and nourish yang, mutton, beef, water fish, lotus root, fungus, etc. are all beneficial foods. The taste of meat and vegetables can be appropriately thick, while attention should be paid to the intake of yellow and green vegetables, such as carrots, white radish, rape, spinach, cabbage and bean sprouts, etc., to avoid the lack of vitamins A, B and C. Before you get up in the morning and go for a walk, it is best to drink less porridge or hot tea to maintain stomach gas. Exercise. Exercise can enhance physical fitness, improve the ability to withstand the cold: as the saying goes, winter move a move, less a disease, winter lazy a lazy, more medicine a bowl. Practice has proven that people who adhere to long-term winter exercise rarely suffer from external sensations, bronchitis and other diseases.