Many traditional Chinese medicines are not commonly seen in daily life, such as bamboo leaf ginseng, also known as hundred-tailed bamboo, which is the rhizome of Dendrocalamus asper. It is mainly harvested in the summer and autumn seasons. Bamboo leaf ginseng can not only be used as medicine, but also as an ingredient in cooking. Bitter bamboo leaf ginseng congee is a good dietary therapy for treating colds.
【Name】
Bitter bamboo leaf ginseng congee
【Ingredients】
50 pieces of bamboo leaf ginseng leaves (cleaned), 3 liang of gypsum, 1 liang of rock sugar, 2 liang of glutinous rice.
【Efficacy and Indications】
Clears inner heat, relieves restlessness and irritability.
Used for red eyes and headache caused by wind-heat; thirst and restlessness due to dampness; mouth ulcers and yellowish urine; abscesses and swellings; high fever and convulsions in children; heatstroke.
【Usage and Dosage】
Take 3 cups of water, decoct gypsum and other ingredients in 2 cups of water, remove impurities and clarify, cook the congee with glutinous rice, when the congee is cooked, add rock sugar and consume.
【Precautions for Consumption】
Not suitable for people with cold stomach or Yin deficiency fever. During the fever period, the bitter bamboo leaf ginseng congee should be cooked to be thin, not thick.
【Efficacy of Bamboo Leaf Ginseng】
Bamboo leaf ginseng has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation and relieving heat, and stopping cough. It is mainly used for wind-dampness bi syndrome, joint and lower back pain, injuries from falls, fractures, fatigue, bone steaming and heat, pulmonary tuberculosis with hemoptysis, hot cough, and scalds.
1. "Jiangxi Materia Medica": "Dispels wind, clears heat, soothes tendons, and promotes blood circulation."
2. "Shaanxi Materia Medica": "Nourishes Yin, replenishes deficiency, dispels wind and dampness, activates collaterals, and relieves pain. Used for fatigue, bone steaming and heat, pulmonary tuberculosis, palpitation and shortness of breath, wind-dampness lower back pain, sciatica."
