Shengma is a common Chinese medicinal material, and its dried rhizome is used in medicine. It has a pungent and bitter taste and a cold nature. After being used in medicine, it can clear heat, detoxify, and promote the eruption of rashes and relieve fever. Let's take a look at the efficacy and function of Shengma!
[Efficacy and Function of Shengma]
Taking Shengma can prevent the occurrence of measles. If measles cannot erupt in time after the onset of the disease, it can lead to high fever. Taking Shengma can alleviate the symptoms and promote the eruption of measles, as well as quickly relieve symptoms of high fever.
Shengma is a cold-natured Chinese medicinal material with the main function of clearing heat and detoxifying. It can not only prevent internal heat, but also prevent symptoms such as heat toxins, swollen gums, and mouth ulcers, as well as bad breath.
Shengma contains various medicinal ingredients, especially a high content of alkaloids and phenolic compounds. After being absorbed by the human body, they can eliminate various pathogenic bacteria in the body and prevent inflammation.
[Processing Methods of Shengma]
1. Remove impurities, soak and wash lightly, remove and moisten, slice and dry in the sun.
2. Honey processing: Take a suitable amount of honey and dilute it with water. Add Shengma slices, mix well, let it soak, put it in a pot, heat it over low heat, stir-fry until it is not sticky, take it out and let it cool. For every 100kg of Shengma, use 25kg of honey.
3. Charcoal processing: Put Shengma slices in a pot, heat it over high heat, stir-fry until the surface is black and the inside is brown, spray a little water to extinguish the sparks, and take it out to dry in the sun.
4. Stir-frying: Take Shengma slices and stir-fry over low heat until slightly burnt or yellowish.
5. Bran processing: Heat the pot first, add wheat bran and Shengma slices, stir-fry until slightly yellow, sift out the bran. For every 10kg of Shengma, use 1.5kg of wheat bran.
[Methods of Consuming Shengma]
1. Stewed Pork Intestines with Shengma
Shengma can be stewed with pork intestines. For stewing, prepare 600g of pork intestines, 15g of Shengma, 100g of black sesame seeds, 10g of scallions, ginger, salt, and rice wine as needed.
Wash the pork intestines, put in Shengma and black sesame seeds, tie the ends tightly, then put them in the pot, add scallions, ginger, salt, and rice wine, and then add water to stew. When the pork intestines are soft, remove and consume.
2. Ginseng and Shengma Porridge
Shengma can also be used to make porridge. For making porridge, take 30g of glutinous rice, 10g of ginseng, and 3g of Shengma. Boil ginseng and Shengma together in water, remove the medicinal juice, and then add glutinous rice to cook the porridge.
This ginseng and Shengma porridge can nourish Qi and blood, and also raise Yang and relieve sinking. It has a good therapeutic effect on Qi deficiency and irregular menstruation in women.
