淮山被《神農本草經》列為「藥之上品」。本書概括介紹了淮山的保健功能──滋養肺陰，益氣，能調節呼吸系統的功能；滋潤血脈，防止脂肪積聚在心血管上；健脾補胃，能促進腸胃蠕動，幫助消化以及治療食慾不振、便秘等；祛風解毒，可減少皮下脂肪積聚，對美容、養顏、纖體有一定功效；清虛熱、止渴、止瀉，還有助消炎抑菌、調節細胞免疫功能。本書還推介了鑑別真偽優劣的方法、廚房應用、保存和食用宜忌等；尤其是重點介紹了130餘款家庭食用方法。

食材檔案.................................8淮山....................................10營養價值.............................11保健功效.............................12影響血管系統..........................12降血糖.....................................12影響消化系統..........................13影響呼吸系統..........................13護肝........................................13影響免疫系統..........................14抗腫瘤.....................................14抗衰老.....................................15抑菌........................................15養顏........................................16纖體........................................16食用問答.............................17淮山有哪些食用方法？............17淮山有哪些種類？...................17如何選購淮山？......................17怎樣分辨淮山的真偽？............18如何處理新鮮淮山？...............18淮山入饌需要注意什麼？........19如何貯藏淮山？......................19哪些人不宜食用淮山？...........19餐桌營養菜式........................20
◤糖水茶飲.........................22淮山蓮子茶.............................22淮山天花粉茶..........................23太子參淮山飲..........................23白朮淮山桂圓飲......................24扁豆淮山荷葉飲......................24淮山生地茯苓蜜......................25淮山西米露.............................25淮山乳酪.................................26淮山核桃飲.............................26淮山黃連飲.............................27淮山蜂蜜飲.............................27淮山蔗汁.................................28葛根淮山飲.............................29鮮淮山飲.................................29淮山雪耳甜湯..........................30淮山綠豆甜湯..........................30雪耳淮山蓮子蛋甜湯...............31核桃淮山蓮子黑豆糊...............31淮山黑芝麻糊..........................32淮山酒.....................................32桑寄鮮淮山煮雞蛋...................33淮山芝麻湯圓..........................33
◤湯羹.................................34扁豆陳皮淮山煲尾龍骨............34猴頭菇淮杞豬骨湯...................35羅漢果淮山湯..........................35人參淮山豬髓湯......................36天麻靈芝淮山瘦肉湯...............36粟米鬚淮山豬橫□湯...............37南北杏茯苓淮山瘦肉湯............37淮山扁豆瘦肉湯......................38淮山栗子羹..............................38淮山胡椒根豬肚湯...................39淮山蓮子扁豆豬肚湯...............39益智仁淮杞豬腦湯...................40淮山杞子牛肉湯......................40淮山茯苓棗蓮牛肉湯...............41淮山圓肉牛□湯......................41巴戟天淮山羊骨湯...................42羊肉淮山奶羹..........................42蟲草蓮子淮山羊肉湯...............43首烏淮山黑豆雞湯...................43淮山栗子鮮雞湯......................44淮山黑棗雞腳湯......................45淮山響螺雞湯..........................45黃精淮山烏雞湯......................46淮山烏雞湯..............................46鮮蓮子淮山芡實烏雞湯............47淮山玉竹老鴨湯......................47太子參淮杞燉乳鴿湯...............48鹿茸老鴿淮山瑤柱湯...............48杜仲淮山鵪鶉湯......................49黨參淮山鵪鶉湯......................49山楂淮山鯉魚湯......................50天麻淮山杞子魚頭湯...............51淮山生地水魚肉湯...................51淮山杞子天麻水魚湯...............52淮山芡實水魚湯......................52淮山猴頭菇鯽魚湯...................53蟲草淮山鱷魚肉湯...................53淮山玉竹燉黃鱔......................54參□淮山泥鰍魚湯...................54淮山豆腐泥鰍魚湯...................55茯苓淮山墨魚湯......................55黑木耳淮山海螺湯...................56蓮子淮山章魚瘦肉湯...............56淮山茯苓魚肚湯......................57淮山赤小豆羹..........................57淮山花生薏苡仁羹...................58淮山二仁羹..............................58淮山蓮子冬菇湯......................59黑棗淮山桂圓雞蛋湯...............59
◤粥品.................................60淮山紅棗瘦肉粥......................60淮山黑木耳瘦肉粥...................61淮山薏苡仁豬腰粥...................61淮山牛肉粥..............................62淮山羊肉粥..............................62鯽魚淮山粥..............................63蓮子淮山鵪鶉糊......................63花生仁淮山粟米粥...................64扁豆淮山粥..............................64桂圓紅棗淮山粥......................65栗子荔枝淮山粥......................65海帶淮山粥..............................66淮山紅棗粥..............................66淮山紅綠豆粥..........................67淮山柿餅粥..............................67淮山栗子蛋黃粥......................68淮山雪梨糯米粥......................69淮山粥.....................................69淮山蔗漿粥..............................70淮山蓮子粥..............................70淮山薏苡仁芡實粥...................71淮山黑木耳甜粥......................71黑木耳淮山蘿蔔粥...................72冬瓜淮山薏苡仁粥...................72淮山芡實韭菜粥......................73絲瓜淮山粥..............................73
◤小菜.................................74青蒜炒淮山..............................74松子淮山腐皮卷......................75梅子涼拌淮山..........................75淮山炒四季豆..........................76淮山杞子苦瓜煲......................76淮山栗子炒瘦肉......................77歸參淮山燉豬腰......................77淮山杞棗燉牛肉......................78淮山南瓜煮牛肉......................78蟲草淮山蒸牛髓......................79淮山炒羊肉..............................79淮山麻油雞..............................80淮山蒸烏雞..............................81淮山蟲草燉烏雞......................81淮山白菜蒸鴨..........................82淮山地黃蒸鴨..........................82淮山燕窩煮鵪鶉......................83杞筍淮山炒魚絲......................83淮山燒鯽魚..............................84淮山炒蝦仁..............................84淮山燴海鮮..............................85炸淮山卷.................................85
◤糕點小吃..........................86二豆淮山糕..............................86八寶淮山糕..............................87山楂淮山糕..............................87淮山花生苓朮糕......................88淮山棗豆糕..............................88淮山鹹粿.................................89淮山薏苡仁柿餅......................89淮山包子.................................90淮山芝士火腿卷......................90淮山核桃仁酥..........................91淮山酥.....................................91黃金淮山圓..............................92淮山扁豆飯..............................92索引....................................93

前言
享傳奇食材　做健康達人
　　「藥補不如食補」——食補是歷史悠久的養生觀念，而且是很講究的一門學問。所謂藥食同源，只要能選對食材，不但可以汲取豐富的營養，更能防病抗病；改變不良的飲食習慣，對不少慢性病患者也有裨益。
　　日常最為天然的中藥，也可以是美味的食材。如果能從自然食材的配搭中找到保健的方法，豈不是平凡生活中的一大樂事？
　　在物流發達的今天，人們已經可以非常方便地購買到來自世界各地的食材，豐富多元，餐桌上無國界的現象越來越普遍。面對種類多樣、數量龐大的食材，該如何進行選擇呢？
　　「餐桌上的中藥」系列搜羅當下保健功效顯著、味道佳，且餐桌使用頻率較高的中藥：杞子、百合、淮山、蓮子、桂圓、紅棗、黃□等，分別編撰成冊，提供給讀者最實用的保健功效常識，推介鑑別真偽優劣的方法、應用、保存和食用宜忌等，重點介紹100 餘款家庭食用方法。
　　相信在舉家圍坐餐桌、享受美食的過程中，你已不知不覺成為了健康達人。