From the perspective of Chinese medicine dietary therapy, red dates, fungus and ginger soup has the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), nourishing the blood and calming the spirit, moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, etc., which can alleviate the symptoms of qi deficiency of the spleen and stomach and deficiency of the lungs and yin. However, the effect of the drug boiling soup may be limited, and it is recommended to take the way of decoction.
Red dates, sweet in flavor and warm in nature, belonging to the spleen, stomach and heart meridians, have the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the spirit, which can relieve the symptoms of spleen deficiency such as lack of appetite, fatigue and weakness, and unformed stools.
Ginger, pungent, slightly warm in nature, belongs to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians, has the effect of relieving cold (removing the cold from the surface of the muscle), warming the stomach to stop vomiting (warming the spleen and stomach to treat vomiting caused by gastric cold), and resolving phlegm to stop coughing, etc., which can treat wind-cold colds, vomiting caused by cold in the spleen and stomach, stomach pains, and coughing and coughing caused by cold in the lungs and other physical discomforts.
Fungus, sweet in taste and flat in nature, has the function of tonifying qi and nourishing blood, moistening the lungs to stop coughing and stopping bleeding, which can alleviate the weakness caused by the deficiency of spleen and lung qi, shortness of breath, prolonged coughing, coughing up blood, nosebleed, bleeding in stools, and women’s menstrual irregularities and other physical discomforts.
Therefore, red dates, fungus and ginger soup has the therapeutic effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, nourishing the blood, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, which can relieve weakness and fatigue, chronic long-term cough, shortness of breath, coughing up blood, menstrual irregularities and other physical discomforts of the people.
However, jujube, fungus and ginger do not have the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine when used as food and may not be able to treat diseases. If physical discomfort occurs, it is important to pay attention to timely medical attention and follow the doctor’s instructions for examination and treatment.