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"The moon is full on August 15th, and the mooncakes are fragrant and sweet"

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and it's the season for eating mooncakes again! Nowadays, there are more and more types of mooncakes, and the nutritional value and suitable groups for various mooncakes are different. Here is an introduction to the "correct way" to eat mooncakes.

 

 

✨Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake✨

Main ingredients: Lotus seeds

  • Sweet, astringent, neutral
  • Enters the spleen, kidney, and heart meridians
  • It can strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, nourish the kidney and astringe the essence, nourish the heart and calm the mind
  • Suitable for people with chronic diarrhea, nocturnal emission in men, leukorrhea in women, palpitations, and insomnia symptoms

 

Snow Skin Mooncake

Main ingredient: glutinous rice.

  • Sweet, neutral
  • Enters spleen and stomach meridians
  • Has the effects of tonifying the middle and benefiting qi, strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, relieving irritability and thirst, and stopping diarrhea and promoting urination.
  • Suitable for people with spleen and stomach weakness, poor appetite, irritability with dry mouth, nausea, and diarrhea
  • However, snow skin mooncakes often need to be refrigerated, so it is recommended that people with a weak and cold spleen and stomach let them reach room temperature before eating.

  

✨Egg yolk mooncake✨

Main ingredient: Egg yolk

  • Sweet, neutral
  • Enters the heart, kidney, and spleen meridians
  • It has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, nourishing blood and extinguishing wind
  • It can be used to relieve symptoms such as restlessness, insomnia, fatigue and vomiting.
  • The egg yolks used in mooncakes are generally salted duck egg yolks, which have a high salt and fat content, so people with high blood lipids or high blood pressure should eat them cautiously and control their intake.

 

Red Bean Paste Mooncake

Main ingredients: red bean

  • Sweet, neutral
  • Enters the spleen, large intestine, and small intestine meridians
  • It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, dissipating blood stasis, clearing away heat and detoxifying.
  • Suitable for people with spleen deficiency and dampness, characterized by symptoms such as abdominal distension, difficulty urinating, loose stools, fatigue, edema, as well as patients with ulcers, swelling and toxicity, hemorrhoids, and bloody stools.
  • In addition, red beans are rich in iron and are also a good blood tonic.

 

 

 

 

Five Nut Mooncake

Main ingredients: almonds, walnuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, and melon seeds

  • Five-nut mooncakes are a classic variety among various mooncakes, with rich fillings and relatively comprehensive nutrition. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the five nuts have the following effects:
  • Sweet almond: sweet in taste, neutral in nature, enters the lung and large intestine meridians, has the effects of relieving cough and asthma, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements; Walnut kernel: sweet in taste, warm in nature, enters the lung, large intestine, and kidney meridians, has the effects of tonifying the kidney and consolidating essence, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and calming asthma by receiving qi; Peanut kernel: sweet in taste, neutral in nature, enters the spleen and lung meridians, can stop cough and resolve phlegm, moisten dryness and calm asthma, its red skin also has hemostatic effects; Sesame kernel: sweet in taste, neutral in nature, enters the liver, kidney, and large intestine meridians, has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, replenishing essence and blood, moistening dryness and promoting bowel movements; Melon seed kernel: sweet in taste, neutral in nature, enters the large intestine meridian, can expel parasites and promote bowel movements.
  • Nut kernels are rich in oils and often have laxative and intestinal lubricating effects, so they should be used with caution by people with the "three highs" (hypertension, high blood sugar, high blood lipids) and those with chronic diarrhea.
  • Additionally, because human food is not easy to digest, those with weak spleen and stomach should eat less.

 

 

French-style mooncake

Main ingredients: milkcheese

  • Sweet, sour, neutral in nature, enters the lung and large intestine meridians
  • Beneficial to the lungs, moistening the intestines, nourishing yin and quenching thirst
  • Cheese is rich and heavy in flavor, so it is not suitable for those with indigestion or damp diarrhea.

 

   

🎊It’s just right to eat mooncakes and drink tea🎊

How can Mid-Autumn Festival be without mooncakes? But many people can't help but worry about gaining weight from eating mooncakes! Mooncakes are indeed high in calories. Studies show that eating one lotus seed paste mooncake with a salted egg yolk is equivalent to the calories of a full meal of fried kway teow! Therefore, "Not Traditional Medicine" recommends our health-preserving tea therapy; it's best to drink this tea therapy while eating mooncakes!

 

Indigestion Tea Indigestion

 *5pcs per pack*

Ingredients: Malt, Licorice

Relieves indigestion, suitable for indigestion or stomach bloating caused by poor diet. Suitable for all ages.

Directions: Pour in boiling water and cover.15Ready to drink in minutes, can be brewed35times, until the tea has no taste.

*Note: This tea has a light and sweet taste. It can help relieve frequent diarrhea and low appetite in both adults and children. Elderly people can drink it to improve constipation. It is not suitable for those who have not recovered from a cold.

 

 

 

 

 

I want slimming tea therapy Want to slim

*5pcs per pack*

Ingredients: Hawthorn, rose, tangerine peel

Eliminates fat, promotes qi circulation, nourishes the skin, and is suitable for bloating or indigestion

Directions: Pour in boiling water and cover.5-15Ready to drink in minutes, can be brewed45times, until the tea has no taste.

*Note: This tea tastes sour and should be used with caution by those with acid reflux or frequent stomach discomfort. This tea has a strong effect on regulating qi and is not suitable for use on an empty stomach. Pregnant women or those menstruating should not drink it.

 

 

 

 

  

Tea therapy for stomach bloating Flatulence 

*5pcs per pack*

Ingredients: roasted malt, Shenqu, tangerine peel, Citrus aurantium

Aids digestion and soothes the stomach, dissolves phlegm and promotes qi circulation, suitable for indigestion or discomfort from bloating after meals

Directions: Pour in boiling water and cover.15Ready to drink in minutes, can be brewed34times, until the tea has no taste.

*Note: Pregnant women should not drink

 

 

 

 

 

 



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