【Ingredients】
15g Codonopsis pilosula, 30g Astragalus membranaceus, 1 grass carp, 20ml cooking wine, 10g sugar, 5g ginger, 20ml soy sauce, 10g scallion, 30ml vegetable oil, 3g salt, 30ml tomato juice, 2g chicken essence.
【Instructions】
Soak the Codonopsis pilosula and cut it into slices or sections. Clean the Astragalus membranaceus and boil it to extract a concentrated medicinal juice. After removing the scales, gills, intestines, and bones, slice the grass carp. Crush the ginger and chop the scallion. Heat the wok on high heat and add vegetable oil. When the oil is 60% hot, add the ginger and scallion and stir-fry until they turn light yellow. Add the fish slices, sugar, soy sauce, Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus juice, salt, and tomato juice. Cook until the fish is done, then add the chicken essence.
【Benefits】
This dish nourishes the middle and boosts qi, relieves thirst and generates saliva, and strengthens the surface and promotes diuresis. It is suitable for auxiliary treatment of weak spleen and stomach, fatigue and weakness, chronic diarrhea, prolapse of rectum, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, anemia, malnutrition, indigestion, habitual diarrhea, diabetes, gastropotosis, and low blood pressure.
【Precautions】
(1) Astragalus membranaceus is a sweet and warm tonic, so it should not be used for those with yang-heat excess and yin deficiency.
(2) Codonopsis pilosula should not be consumed with Chenopodium album, Wulingzhi, or radish, as there are compatibility taboos between them.
(3) Codonopsis pilosula should not be used for conjunctivitis, influenza, scarlet fever, epidemic parotitis, infectious hepatitis, or emphysema during the acute infection period, as it is prone to retaining pathogenic factors or inhibiting the body's normal expectoration ability.
(4) The gallbladder of the grass carp is toxic, so caution should be exercised when consuming it.
(5) White sugar should not be used for diabetes, as it affects blood sugar levels.
(6) White sugar should not be used for pertussis, as it promotes dampness and increases heat, which can increase the secretion of phlegm and reduce the effectiveness of treatment.
(7) Pumpkin and cucumber should not be consumed with tomato juice, as they contain vitamin C decomposing enzymes.
(8) Tomato should not be consumed for chronic renal insufficiency, as it is high in potassium.
(9) Tomato should not be consumed by children with hyperactivity disorder, as tomatoes contain a relatively high amount of salicylates, which can cause hyperactivity in children with genetic predispositions.
(10) Pork liver should not be consumed with tomatoes, as pork liver is rich in copper and iron, which can oxidize vitamin C into dehydroascorbic acid and lose its original function.
(11) Tomatoes should not be consumed when taking neostigmine or galantamine, as ripe tomatoes contain some solanine, especially green ones, which can antagonize acetylcholine and weaken its effects.
(12) People with headaches should not consume a large amount of tomatoes, as tomatoes can produce 5-hydroxytryptamine in the body, leading to dysfunction of cerebrovascular contraction and relaxation and causing headaches.
(13) People with kidney and ureteral stones should not consume a large amount of tomatoes, as tomatoes are high in oxalic acid and can easily form stones.
(14) Two doses per week, with a total of 7 doses as one course of treatment.
