Dong Chong Xia Cao, also known as Cordyceps sinensis, is a very precious medicinal herb. It is often referred to as the "King of Chinese Medicine" and is considered one of the three major tonics along with ginseng and deer antler. Dong Chong Xia Cao has various benefits including anti-tumor properties, immune regulation, sexual function enhancement, liver protection, and respiratory and cardiovascular system support. Good quality Dong Chong Xia Cao can even be more valuable than gold. Today, I will teach you the best ways to consume Dong Chong Xia Cao.
1. Dong Chong Xia Cao Lean Meat Porridge
Ingredients: 10g Dong Chong Xia Cao, 50g lean ground pork, 100g millet.
Instructions:
1. Wrap the Dong Chong Xia Cao in gauze.
2. Put the wrapped Dong Chong Xia Cao, millet, and lean ground pork into a clay pot and add an appropriate amount of water.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat until the porridge is cooked.
Benefits:
1. Dong Chong Xia Cao: Lowers blood lipid levels, reduces blood pressure, and regulates the immune system.
2. Dong Chong Xia Cao Lean Meat Porridge: This porridge nourishes the lungs and kidneys, tonifies the qi and generates essence, and regulates breathing. It is used for cough, asthma, night sweats, impotence, premature ejaculation, and lower back and knee pain caused by lung and kidney deficiency. It can also be consumed as a health food for middle-aged and elderly people.
2. Dong Chong Xia Cao Stewed Chicken
Ingredients: 5g Dong Chong Xia Cao, 1 chicken, 5g ginger slices, 2g Sichuan peppercorns, 10g cooking wine, 6g salt, 1g monosodium glutamate.
Instructions:
1. Slaughter the chicken, remove the feathers and internal organs, wash it, and put it into a clay pot.
2. Put the washed Dong Chong Xia Cao into the chicken's abdomen, add water, ginger slices, Sichuan peppercorns, and cooking wine, and boil for a few minutes over high heat.
3. Skim off the foam, switch to low heat, and simmer for about 2 hours. Add salt and monosodium glutamate when the chicken is cooked, and adjust the taste before consumption.
Benefits:
1. Dong Chong Xia Cao: Regulates the immune system, increases cell energy, fights fatigue, nourishes and tonifies the kidneys, nourishes yin, clears and moisturizes the lungs.
2. Chicken meat: Strengthens the body, improves immunity, and nourishes the kidneys and essence.
3. Ginger: Tonifies qi, dispels wind, and drives away cold.
4. Sichuan peppercorns: Nourishes the stomach, improves digestion, benefits the eyes, and has anti-aging properties.
5. Dong Chong Xia Cao Stewed Chicken: This dish replenishes essence and marrow, nourishes the brain, and invigorates yang. It is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with deficiency of kidney essence and weakened yang, resulting in physical weakness, impotence, premature ejaculation, and low sexual function. It can also enhance the constitution and prevent diseases for healthy individuals.
3. Dong Chong Xia Cao Lamb Soup
Ingredients: 15g Dong Chong Xia Cao, 10g baked Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, 10g Cistanche deserticola, 500g lamb.
Instructions:
1. Cut the lamb into pieces and put it into a stewing pot with the medicinal ingredients.
2. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for 2 hours. When the meat is cooked, add the seasonings and consume.
Benefits:
1. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata: Expels dampness and cold, strengthens yang and dispels cold.
2. Cistanche deserticola: Nourishes and tonifies the kidneys, strengthens yang, and treats constipation.
3. Lamb: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, replenishes blood, and warms the meridians.
4. Dong Chong Xia Cao Lamb Soup: This soup improves cold limbs and lack of energy in the elderly.
