Marjoram Illustration. If fresh leaves are available, the mother just needs to wash them, pound them, and then pour the water into the baby bath water. If not, you can dry the marjoram leaves and use them gradually. For each baby bath, the mother takes a handful of dried leaves, puts them in a pot to boil for a while, and then mixes them in bath water for the baby. Marjoram juice helps heat rash “fly” quickly and baby’s skin will be smooth again. Bitter melon Bitter gourd is very safe for young children. Mothers can take 1-2 bitter melons, cut them into small pieces and put them in a blender with boiled water to cool, then filter out the residue, mix it with water to bathe the baby. Bitter melon is very cool, benign, has a beautiful green color and a slight aroma. When bathing the baby, the essence of this fruit will penetrate into the skin to soothe the heat rash and skin irritation. Oatmeal Bathing your baby with oats is a trick I learned from a foreign friend. Oatmeal grind into powder, mix in bath water, soak baby in water several times a day. The avenanthramide in oatmeal has natural anti-inflammatory properties, which will help the heat rash heal faster. Things you should not do when your baby has heat rash – Do not squeeze too much lemon or boil the leaf juice too thick. Squeezing a lot of lemon into the bath water or directly rubbing lemon on the skin can cause irritation and damage to the baby’s skin due to its high acid content. If you mix lemon and salt into the bath water, don’t use too much, but pay attention to the right ratio, because otherwise it will sting and irritate the baby’s immature skin. With the cooking of leaves, mothers should not cook too thick, because the starch of the leaves can accumulate on the skin, causing bacterial infections, dermatitis, allergies for the baby. – Do not bathe the leaves when the baby’s skin is scratched and festering. When the skin is already in a state of redness, inflammation is too severe due to the baby’s itching, scratching, causing scratches, losing the protective film, bathing in water even though it has been cooked can also increase the risk of bacteria entering, making love Infections increase, sometimes causing unexpected complications. There are children with inflammation in the area near the nervous system, blood vessels such as the face, neck, head, if the mother still gives a leaf bath without timely treatment, it can cause cerebral vein thrombosis and leave sequelae throughout. life. The habit of massaging babies with coconut oil, olive oil… in hot summer days increases discomfort, causing eczema or heat rash in babies. – Do not bathe adult shower gel or massage baby. Adult shower gel, which contains high alkalinity, easily makes the baby’s skin dry, so it increases the infection and rash on the baby’s skin. Meanwhile, many mothers have the habit of massaging their babies with coconut oil and olive oil. However, on hot summer days, using these essential oils only adds to the discomfort, causing eczema or heat rash in your baby. – Do not self-medicate without a doctor’s prescription. If the baby’s condition is very itchy, there are whiteheads on the skin, thick, red, prolonged heat rash …, mothers should take the baby to a dermatology specialist for examination and treatment. Absolutely do not buy topical medication or keep the child at home to self-treat, because it can make the disease worse, not to mention the complications that can cause the baby. Besides, to prevent heat rash for children in the summer, mothers should not incubate the baby too carefully or wear too many clothes for the baby. Always keep baby’s skin dry and clean. Choose clothes for children that are designed with cool and absorbent materials. Do not apply too much cream or powder on the baby’s skin. In addition, you need to limit your child’s exposure to the sun, take a cool shower, and drink enough water. Avoid scratching the heat rash, because when the skin is scratched, it can easily lead to skin infection. According to Dr. Thanh Nho, with common cases of heat rash, just bathe the child every day to keep the skin clean. It is possible according to folk experience, using cool plants and fruits such as bitter melon, marjoram, earthen, lemon … to bathe children also have a good effect. However, when using these leaves, they need to be washed thoroughly before crushing, filtering or boiling water for bathing. Choosing a good quality talcum powder to dab on areas with heat rash after bathing your baby is also a way to limit this situation.

Normally, fresh lotus is bought if stored in the refrigerator for only a few days, it will become dull and reduce sweetness. If you freeze raw seeds, they will be confused and not delicious. But steaming is 100% fleshy, fragrant white, not dull, very convenient because when you need to eat tea, it cooks very quickly. How to choose to buy fresh lotus seeds To choose the freshest lotus seeds, you should buy the lotus right after it is picked. Because at that time, lotus seeds were still on the lotus and you could freely choose delicious and quality lotus seeds. You can buy Hue lotus is the best. Dried lotus seeds are not as delicious as fresh lotus seeds, and lotus seeds everywhere are not as good as Hue lotus: The seeds are round and juicy, fragrant and tender, cooked until golden brown. Loose, but still whole, not crushed. Intense sweet taste. How to preserve fresh lotus seeds? Wash the lotus and pick up the leftover citta, let it dry! 1. Boil water with a little salt, drop lotus (washed and drained) into quick blanching for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool for 2 more minutes. 2. Prepare a large pot of water to drop lots of rocks. When the lotus is ripe, take it out and drop it in a bowl of ice cold water, then rinse it with ice cold water several times to cool it completely. Note: Do not stir while the lotus is still hot to avoid crushing the seeds. After blanching, immediately soak in ice-cold water for the lotus to get rid of its viscous and not darken. 3. Drain the lotus into a basket or tray, drain completely. If the lotus is dry, it will be stored in a sealed container. When inserting the memory box, press the lid of the box to release the most air in the box before closing the lid completely. After blanching, lotus is still shiny, pale yellow and fragrant. Take out to dry. Each time you cook, just take out the right amount to use, no need to cook too carefully, cooking quickly is enough. Dried lotus for frozen storage box.

Water spinach is known as the “king of vegetables” because they are easy to buy, easy to cook and suitable for both the elderly and children. According to Oriental medicine, water spinach is considered as “a folk medicine”, with a sweet taste, a slight coldness that goes into the heart, can, elementary schools, and universities. In the summer, this vegetable is loved because it has very good cooling properties. A tray of rice only needs a plate of boiled meat, a plate of boiled vegetables, a bowl of boiled water spinach soup is enough to have a delicious and frugal tray of rice.
In the summer, water spinach is often squeezed with a few slices of lemon to create a cool, easy-to-eat sour taste. This combination does not harm the acidity of the lemon in the hot broth, which is easily bitter. Instead, if water spinach is soaked with a few crocodiles, it will have a more special flavor. The sweet and sour taste of crocodile and water spinach soup has the effect of clearing heat, refreshing, stimulating digestion. Illustration. Crocodile contains 86% water, 1% organic acids, 1.3% protit, 8.2% glucose, 2.7% cellulose, 100mg% calcium, 44mg% Phosphorus, iron stains and 3mg% vitamin C. Crocodile is also a medicine. Healing. In Oriental medicine, crocodile is a fruit that is average, sour, acrid when the fruit is green, and sweet when ripe. It has the effect of refreshing, creating new epidemics, detoxifying, eliminating drunkenness, poisoning, vomiting due to pregnancy. In addition to being soaked in soup to cool off on a hot day, crocodile fruit can also be used to treat diseases in the following ways. Unexpected benefits from crocodile fruit Treat mouth sores, thirst, itchy neck, sore throat Take ripe crocodile fruit with sugar or salt to eat right within the day. Or take 4-6g of dried crocodile pulp and bring it sharp with 2 bowls of water and half a bowl, drink it after breakfast. Or 8g dried crocodile pulp with boiling water to drink during the day. Use for a week. Treatment of morning sickness for pregnant women Cooking crocodile with carp or duck meat also heals quickly. Or use green crocodile soaked orally to help reduce morning sickness, but should not drink much because it can cause increased blood sugar for pregnant women. Cough treatment: There are many ways to use crocodile fruit to treat cough as follows: Fresh crocodile pulp 15g, soaked with a little salt, sucked 3-5 times a day, it is best to take it in the morning and evening before going to bed. Or fresh crocodile meat 25g with 250ml of water and 100ml, divided into 2 drinks, add sugar when drinking. Drink for 3 days. Or take flowers, sharp crocodile fruit with 300ml of water and the remaining 100ml, divided into 2-3 times a day. Cough treatment for children: Take steamed crocodile flowers with honey for children to drink several times a day to be effective. Improve digestion Take steamed crocodile with sugar as a beverage to drink during the day. Or use fresh crocodile to cook sour soup to eat immediately. Cure drunkenness Use 4-6g of sharp dried crocodile pulp to drink or brake with boiling water to drink. Or use water soaked in sugar and ginger to drink very effectively.

However, for gourmet, meticulous, they will always pay attention to the taste of noodles and the order in which they are cooked. Cook noodles with seasoning first or noodles in first To find out this, a very interesting little experiment with noodles was conducted to find out how to cook the best noodles. Accordingly, the experimenters will cook the same noodle in two different ways. At the same level of water, one way is to boil the water, add the noodles and then add the spices in the noodle package and cook. Illustration. The second way is to boil water, add spices and then add noodles, cook. In the end, the results obtained that surprised many people was that the way to cook the noodles in the water first was better than the seasoning package first. Most of the experiment participants, when trying the noodles, agreed that the noodles that were eaten first were chewy and taste better. As for the seasoning package first, the noodles are broken and not delicious. The reason is found out that if you put the seasoning package in first, the boiling water will lower the temperature quickly, if you add the noodles at this time, it takes longer to boil the noodles, so the noodles are more fragile. How to cook delicious standard noodles, ensuring health Step 1: First, boil a pot of water, then drop the noodles and a pinch of salt in blanching because the salt has the effect of causing the cooking oil in the noodles to precipitate, this oil makes you feel greasy when eating noodles. Wait a moment for the noodles to be soft and ragged, then spill them out. Step 2: Put the package of herbs and spices into a pot of boiled water. This separate cooking of seasoning makes the oil contained in the noodles and the starch of the noodles not precipitate, making the broth clear, bar, and not thick. Note, the percentage of water and the rate of seasoning must be consistent. Step 3: Finally, when the pot of water is boiled, now add the poached noodles on top, add some ingredients you like to eat such as meat, vegetables, stir well and then leave out of the bowl. Note that the ingredients also need to be cooked first. Finally, just put the noodles in a bowl and enjoy!

Seeing cute, from there, Alison’s love for the color rose. She constantly purchases personal items, furniture, and home appliances with this color. “At first, Aaron Mordey, my husband, thought my hobby wouldn’t last and even found it funny. But over time, he also enjoyed the things I bought, even buying one by himself. The motorcycle is pink and often invites friends to play to show off about the house, “said Alison. In total, the couple spent about 14,000 USD to “pink” the house. Most of the furniture in Alison’s house is pink. Photo: Maria Alison. “When I first bought the house in 2019, my husband and I mainly decorated it with gray colors, only the few were pink and white. However, since the love for pink has increased, the amount of space in the house with its presence is increasing, “the wife said. The Alison couple both love the color pink. Photo: Maria Alison. To be satisfied, the couple takes care of most of the arrangement and decoration in the house. The private room of two pet dogs named Jeff and Bow is also the main color of bright pink. Known for her passion for pink, Alison is also often given gifts in this color by many friends and relatives. To share her hobbies, Alison also set up an Instagram page to post pictures of every corner of her house. This page currently has more than 4,000 followers and has received many positive comments from followers of the Pink. “I am still not satisfied with the ‘pink’ of the current house. I will try to improve it more and more, so that the house becomes something that shows my unique, hobby,” Alison said.

Bean powder: Green beans, black beans are both cool and contain many nutrients, thus can help reduce colds. Legumes can be processed by boiling drinking water, cooking tea or making a stew with bones, ribs, hooves … Orange and lemon juice: Citrus fruits such as oranges, tangerines, lemons, and grapefruit contain lots of vitamin C and minerals, and have cool properties that can aid in dissolving cold sores. Coconut water: Coconut is one of the fruits that can soothe the body, help kill bacteria and heal the heat spots in the mouth. In addition to drinking coconut water, the juice from copra also works to clean the mouth and soothe the heat. Cheek juice, fish lettuce: Famous for its coolness, Gotu Kola juice has a great effect on clearing body heat, fighting antioxidants and helping wounds heal. Fish lettuce is often chosen when the body is hot, however, due to its fishy taste, not everyone can eat it. To make juices, you can squeeze each of them or mix them together.

After making the tofu, you can try the delicious fresh tofu with stir-fried spinach. But first you need to start making tofu. Photo: Cultures for health Ingredients to make tofu (serving for 4 people) include: – 3 cups of soaked soybeans – 3 ml of rice vinegar
– 4 garlic cloves
– 2 teaspoons of roasted peanuts
– 3 tablespoons of rice flour
– 1 teaspoon of salt
– 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil
– 150 g of spinach
– Salt, water Step 1: To prepare this vegan tofu at home, wash and soak the beans in water for about 5-6 hours. Then, peel off, rinse. Use a slow juicer to squeeze the soybeans for water. Step 2: Boil the soybean water over medium heat. During the cooking process, stir your hands well and skim off the foam. After the water is boiling, turn off the heat and add a bowl of rice vinegar mixed with water. The rice vinegar will help to precipitate the soybeans immediately. Step 3: Use a towel and filter the precipitated soy milk. Then use an object to press the precipitate of the soy milk. Leave the tofu pressed for about half an hour and now the homemade tofu is ready. Step 4: Dry the spinach Cut some spinach and wash it off. Dry the vegetables and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle rice flour on top with salt to taste. Place this dish in an oil-free fryer for 2-5 minutes. Step 5: Sauté fresh tofu with dried spinach Finally, place the pan over medium heat and heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot enough, add the finely chopped garlic and fry it. Add some crushed peanuts and homemade tofu with dried spinach. Please use the dish while it is still hot.

Lemongrass is widely cultivated and used as a medicine and a condiment to dishes. In medicine, lemongrass has outstanding uses such as treating abdominal pain, digestive disorders, helping digestion, preventing cancer, reducing blood pressure …

Lemongrass is one of the very natural grasses, easy to grow and quite a lot of essential oils. Lemongrass oil placed in candles and lanterns works to treat mosquitoes and repel mosquitoes.

Lemongrass is fragrant, widely grown in home gardens to use rhizomes as raw spices, marinated with pork for fragrant, melon … Lemongrass leaves can be cooked with water to wash hair. In addition, citronella can be extracted to obtain citral and geraniol essential oils.

Lemongrass tree works to create insecticides. This is one of the most commonly used essences of citronella, as it kills and repels insects. It has been found to be particularly effective in the Aedes aegypti mosquito that causes the dreaded yellow fever bite, and is also effective against lice, lice and fleas.

7 effects of citronella for health and beauty of skin and hair

For Vietnamese people, lemongrass has long played an important role in the processing of our delicious dishes such as lemongrass chicken, lemongrass steamed clams, lemongrass fried fish …

In addition to being an ingredient that plays a role in adding flavor and aroma to food, lemongrass also has many wonderful effects for health and beauty.

1. Effective sensory effects especially cold.

A famous use of lemongrass is to induce. You will combine lemongrass with other leaves such as perilla, mint, oregano, lime leaves, wormwood, bamboo leaves, grapefruit leaves … then put in a pot to boil.

Then you use that water to let out all the toxins and sweat. Especially for those of you who are suffering from colds, steaming with lemongrass leaves will help quickly recover from the disease, people will be more relieved and more comfortable after steaming.

Effective sensory effects especially cold.

In addition to using lemongrass to cook desensitizing steam, you can also prepare sweet and sour lemon lemongrass juice to drink. The warmth of ginger combined with the faint aroma of lemongrass, the sourness of lemons and the sweet sweetness of sugar will give you less bitterness and pale mouth when sick.

2. The use of lemongrass for the digestive system

If you are having problems related to the digestive system such as indigestion, bloating or discomfort, you can boil lemongrass juice or drink lemongrass essential oil. Lemongrass will help stimulate digestion, prevent bloating and help you eat better.

One miraculous effect of this tiny plant is that it helps in detoxifying the liver very well, bringing you health and comfort. Because they are natural, easy to find and cheap, you can use them regularly to support and strengthen the body’s resistance.

3. Cancer prevention effects of citronella

According to many studies of scientists, the citral ingredient in lemongrass is a substance that helps destroy cell division of cancer cells without affecting other healthy cells. Not only that, in lemongrass also contains beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that helps the body prevent cancer.

Cancer prevention effects of citronella.

You can add lemongrass to daily meals or boil lemongrass juice, mix with lemongrass juice to help enhance health and prevent cancer.

4. Lemongrass has wonderful skin beautifying effect

Maybe you do not know much about this effect, but a few nutrients in lemongrass will help you have a smooth skin, reduce pimples, firmness and brighter. You can drink water every day with a little lemongrass or use conditioner to massage the face to improve skin.

Your suggestion for a drink is lemongrass peach tea, which is favored by many women.

Lemongrass has a wonderful skin beauty effect.

5. Lemongrass is good for the nervous system

Lemongrass essential oil works to help the nervous system be refreshed, relax, reduce stress, fatigue, headache, dizziness, very good for those who are worried. You can drink or steam as well.

Lemongrass is good for the nervous system.

6. Lemongrass helps hair soft, smooth and strong

This use of citronella has been known to her grandparents since ancient times, often boil lemongrass to wash his hair.

Lemongrass not only helps hair become strong, reduces dandruff, replenishes nutrients, reduces breakage and smoothes, lemongrass also helps to bring out a natural and pleasant fragrance. You can combine lemongrass with other leaves such as grapefruit and lemon leaves to wash your hair.

7. Lemongrass is also useful for weight loss

Lemongrass also helps burn fat, reduce calories in food, help not accumulate excess fat in the body. You can combine lemongrass in daily meals or heat lemongrass essential oil to massage fat accumulation areas in the body such as thighs, abdomen … to help lose weight and fat effectively.

In addition, you can make yourself a cup of warm lemongrass lemonade to drink every morning to wake up to help keep fit and bring a leaner body.

Lemongrass is also used to help lose weight.

Lemongrass helps beauty and is especially good for health. You should regularly use lemongrass to improve health and prevent disease for the body.

How to plant and care for citronella

As a tree species with quite good vitality, lemongrass is grown in popularity everywhere. Even in households, people still often plant a few lemongrass clumps to use for dishes or when beating the wind or feeling good.

Lemongrass growing methods: There are many ways for you to plant and propagate lemongrass such as using pineapple branches with enough roots, roots, pruning leaves 20-30 cm in length and buried in the ground or in plastic pots.

This is a popular method because it is easy to do so lemongrass can quickly develop and stick to the soil well. Extracted from the parent cluster, the development properties of lemongrass branch will be preserved and maintained.

How to take care of lemongrass: Lemongrass tree does not need to be too picky in the fertilization stage because it has good vitality to develop well, resistant to pests and diseases. After 1 month of planting you can add urea fertilizer to supplement micronutrients for fast-growing lemongrass.

In the rainy season, lemongrass is at risk of iron deficiency, so you use a 0.25% iron sulfate solution to fertilize lemongrass. About 3 months, when lemongrass grows into many different branches, you need more soil to create an environment for lemongrass to continue to branch.

• 1 goose weighs about 3kg;

• Purple onion, ginger, lemon, chili, garlic;

• Fish sauce, salt, white wine or cooking wine.

Illustration.

Making:

Step 1: Preliminary processing of raw materials

• To make it easy to remove the feathers, when you boil the water, add a handful of salt. This is how to help remove all the hairs on the skin of the goose. If you buy pre-slaughtered goose, skip this step.

• After the hair has been cleaned, rub the alcohol and ginger mixture on the skin to remove odors. Next, use lukewarm water to rinse the clams and let them drain.

• Dried onions, peeled, ginger washed, then baked fragrant, smashed.

Step 2: Boil the goose

• Put the goose in a large pot and then fill it with water. Next, add the dried onion, roasted ginger and a pinch of salt. Add 1-2 tablespoons of white wine to the pot. Alcohol will help eliminate fishy odors and enhance the smell of the dish.

• For high heat until the water boils, turn down the heat. During the boiling process, it is necessary to remove the foam to make the broth clear and delicious. – Let the pot boil and simmer for about 25-30 minutes. To check if the goose is ripe, poke the goose meat with a chopstick if you don’t see the red water flowing, it means the goose is cooked. With large, old goose you can soak in a pot of water for a while to make the meat cooked and not chewy.

• Ngan is cooked tightly into bite-sized pieces and placed on a plate.

Step 3: Mix boiled ngan dipping sauce

You can mix the dipping sauce according to the recipe below.

Ingredients: 3 spoons of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice, 1/3 teaspoon of MSG, 2 teaspoons of boiling water, chili, garlic, minced ginger.

Put boiling water, sugar, and MSG into the bowl. Stir well to dissolve the spices. Add fish sauce, lime juice and stir gently. Finally add the chopped garlic, chili, and ginger to the bowl of dipping sauce.