Compared with lotus seeds, the same plant fruit gravy in our daily diet seems to be “low-key” much, in fact, in ancient medicine books, gravy is called “tonic but not harsh”, “anti-dry and not greasy In fact, in ancient medicine books, gravy is called “tonic but not harsh” and “anti-dry but not greasy”. In addition, it has a very good internal astringent, spleen-strengthening medicinal purposes, in the autumn tonic, to a bowl of sweet and fragrant gravy porridge is very good. In the summer, when the weather is hot, the function of the spleen and stomach is also reduced, and the function is still poor after entering the cool of autumn, so it may not be easily absorbed no matter what is taken as a tonic. Therefore, Dr. Cheng Zhiqiang of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China-Japan Friendship Hospital suggests that it is good to take gravy at this time, not only to strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach, but also to supplement nutrition. After taking gravy to adjust the spleen and stomach, then take more tonic or indigestible tonic, the body will be more adaptable. In terms of nourishing the middle and benefiting the qi, gravy is somewhat similar to lotus seeds, but the astringent and sedative effect of gravy is stronger than lotus seeds. In addition to nourishing and strengthening, it is also suitable for the treatment of chronic diarrhea and frequent urination, slippery sperm from dreaming, women with excessive belt and lumbago. The best way to use gravy porridge, gravy and glutinous rice or japonica rice together with porridge, or add some lotus seed meat or cinnamon meat, not only sweet and delicious, regular food can have the effect of prolonging life. Folk use gravy 5 to 100 grams of stewed duck as soup, delicious, but also can be used to treat the false annoyance dream drainage, the elderly kidney deficiency urinary frequency and other diseases. Gorgonzola is rich in vitamin B12, stewing with lean meat with gorgonzola is also very beneficial in relieving neuropathy, headache, joint pain, back and leg pain and other weakness symptoms. Dr. Cheng said that in the treatment of chronic diarrhea (such as chronic intestinal tuberculosis, five-shift diarrhea, etc.), gravy, lotus meat, Chinese yam, white lentils, etc., can be ground into a fine powder, 30-60 grams at a time, with sugar steamed and eaten as a snack. In addition to the above eating method, it is said that Su Dongpo, a great literary scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, has a kind of educational and healthy method of eating gravy, which is to chew gravy grain by grain until the mouth is full of fluid, then slowly swallow. Generally, 10 to 20 grains are chewed and swallowed daily. This method is repeatedly chewed with teeth, so one can make teeth strong, and the other can promote the oral salivary glands to secrete more saliva, plus the gravy is a good health food for the spleen to stop diarrhea, solid kidney and astringent essence, so this method may be worth a try. However, eating gravy should be stewed on a slow fire until it is cooked, chewed and swallowed slowly, in order to play a role in nourishing the body. Not too much at a time, to 50 grams is appropriate. Because of the strong astringent effect of gravy, constipation, urinary redness and women after childbirth should not eat.