Chinese herbal medicine, Tu Ren Shen, can be used as a cold mixed vegetable dish. It is rich in both nutritional and medicinal values. So the question is: can pregnant women eat Tu Ren Shen leaves? What are the benefits and effects of Tu Ren Shen leaves?
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【Benefits and Effects of Tu Ren Shen Leaves】
Tu Ren Shen leaves have the functions of promoting milk secretion and reducing swelling and toxins. They are used to treat insufficient milk secretion, abscesses, and boils.
1. Moistens the lungs and stops coughing, treats pulmonary tuberculosis and dry heat cough.
2. Strengthens the spleen and replenishes deficiency, treats spleen deficiency fatigue and diarrhea.
3. Clears heat and stops sweating, treats dizziness, hot flashes, night sweats, and spontaneous sweating.
4. Regulates menstruation and stops leukorrhea, treats menstrual irregularities and excessive vaginal discharge.
"Dian Nan Ben Cao" (A Local Materia Medica of Yunnan): Supplements deficiency and treats tuberculosis, women take it to nourish blood.
"Nanning Pharmaceutical Journal": Moistens the lungs and stops coughing. Treats dry heat cough and weakness after illness.
"Sichuan Materia Medica": Supplements Qi and blood, improves lactation, aids digestion, generates body fluids, and stops thirst. Treats cough with blood-streaked sputum.
"Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines": Supplements the middle, tonifies Qi, moistens the lungs, generates body fluids, cools the blood, and reduces swelling. Treats post-illness weakness, cough from overexertion, enuresis, menstrual irregularities, and carbuncles.
"Folk Commonly Used Medicinal Herbs in Kunming": Nourishes and strengthens the body. Treats dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, vaginal discharge in women, pulmonary tuberculosis cough, hot flashes, and night sweats.
【Eating Methods of Tu Ren Shen Leaves】
1. Oyster Sauce with Shredded Tu Ren Shen
Boil 250g of Tu Ren Shen in boiling water for 3 minutes, rinse with cold water, heat oil in another pan, add shredded ginger and Tu Ren Shen, stir-fry for half a minute, then add oyster sauce and season to taste.
2. Shredded Ginger and Garlic with Tu Ren Shen
Blanch Tu Ren Shen leaves in boiling water for a moment, rinse with cold water, heat oil in another pan, add minced garlic and shredded ginger, stir-fry with Tu Ren Shen leaves, and finally add seasonings according to personal taste.
3. Cold Mixed Tu Ren Shen Root
Peel the flesh of Tu Ren Shen root and tear it into shreds. Mix with a small amount of vinegar, white sugar, sesame, salt, and chili strips according to personal taste. Season and mix well.
4. Tu Ren Shen Leaf and Egg Soup
Soak Tu Ren Shen leaves in water and rinse them, beat eggs and add a little salt, heat the pan, add some oil, stir-fry shredded ginger until fragrant, add Tu Ren Shen leaves; stir-fry quickly for a couple of times, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, add egg mixture, and when the egg flowers form, add a small amount of salt.
