As a type of traditional Chinese medicine, Wu Zhaofeng has many medicinal properties. Let's learn about the images of Wu Zhaofeng and its applications.
【Nature and Meridians】Nature: bitter, cold. Meridians: kidney, liver.
【Effects and Functions】 Wu Zhaofeng has the effects of promoting blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, invigorating the spleen and transforming dampness, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain, and relaxing tendons and activating collaterals. It is mainly used for injuries from falls, chicken claw wind, lumbago, rheumatic pain, and gastrocnemius muscle spasm. "Sichuan Materia Medica": "Cold nature, bitter taste, non-toxic." "Treats injuries from falls, lumbago, chicken claw wind, and paralysis."
【Morphology of Wu Zhaofeng】
Wu Zhaofeng is a climbing shrub. The stem is densely covered with downward-pointing bristles and brown long hairs. The leaves are alternate, slightly round, 8-13 cm long, 6.5-13 cm wide, palmately 5-lobed. The lobes are broadly lanceolate, acute at the apex, heart-shaped at the base, with irregular serrations along the margin. The upper surface is smooth and hairless, while the lower surface is densely covered with hairs along the veins. The petiole is 6-10 cm long, densely covered with fine prickles and long hairs. The stipules are deeply pinnately lobed.
Several flowers are clustered in the leaf axils, sessile; the sepals are 5-lobed, lanceolate; the outer surface is hairy; the petals are 5, pale yellow; there are numerous stamens, separate; and there are numerous pistils. The aggregate fruit is spherical and red. Flowering period is from May to June.
【Applications of the Medicinal Herb】
1. Wu Zhaofeng Buddha's Hand Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: 250g lean pork, 60g Wu Zhaofeng, 10g Buddha's Hand, salt, water.
Method: Cut Wu Zhaofeng into pieces; wash Buddha's Hand; wash and cut the lean pork into pieces. Put all the ingredients into a pot; add an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 1-2 hours over low heat. Season with salt.
2. Wu Zhaofeng Pig's Trotter Soup
Ingredients: 1 pig's trotter, 100g Wu Zhaofeng, 5 red dates.
Method: Wash Wu Zhaofeng and red dates; remove the hair from the pig's trotter, remove the hoof, wash and chop into pieces, boil in boiling water for ten minutes, then remove and rinse with clean water. Put all the ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 2-3 hours over low heat. Season to taste.
【Images of Wu Zhaofeng】
Image of Wu Zhaofeng
Image of Wu Zhaofeng
