Tianma is a precious Chinese medicine. Its rhizome is used medicinally and it has a rich medicinal value. It is used to treat dizziness, numbness in the limbs, and infantile convulsions. Let's take a look at the methods of consuming Tianma and its effects.
Can Tianma be consumed by soaking it in water?
Tianma has a mild and sweet taste and is beneficial for the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. It has the effects of calming the mind and relieving convulsions. People who often experience dizziness, wind in the head, and have excessive liver fire can consume Tianma. It can be used to make duck soup, eggs, fish head, free-range chicken, and braised pork, which are delicious and have certain therapeutic effects. Of course, Tianma can also be brewed into tea, which is available in the market, but the effectiveness of Tianma tea is not as good as that of the soup.
The methods of consuming Tianma
When consuming Tianma, we should use the correct method. Some people stew chicken or fish with Tianma, which is incorrect. The main components of Tianma are easily volatile when heated, so whether it is fried or stewed, the analgesic and sedative effects will be lost due to heat. So, what is the correct way to consume Tianma?
The correct method is to first wash Tianma, soak it in a small amount of water until it becomes soft, cut it into slices, dry it, grind it into powder, and then swallow it. It can also be made into pills or powder for consumption. Tianma has a sweet taste and a neutral nature, and it belongs to the liver meridian. Its functions include calming the liver, suppressing wind, stopping convulsions, and promoting blood circulation. It is mainly used to treat headaches, dizziness, numbness in the limbs, infantile convulsions, epilepsy, and seizures. Let me introduce a few ways to consume Tianma.
1. Stewed Pig's Brain with Tianma
Take 10g of Tianma and 1 pig's brain. Wash the pig's brain first, steam Tianma and cut it into slices, then put them together in a stew pot and cook over water. This dish has the functions of dispelling wind, opening the orifices, promoting blood circulation, nourishing the mind, and is suitable for the treatment of hypertension, arteriosclerosis, neurasthenia, and sequelae of cerebral vascular accidents. Consume it twice a week, and regular consumption will also be effective.
2. Tianma Egg
Take 2g of Tianma powder and 1 egg. Crack the egg into a bowl, stir it with chopsticks, add Tianma powder, mix well, steam it until cooked, and consume it once or twice daily. This egg white dish is beneficial for the liver and kidneys and can be used for dizziness, neurasthenia, etc.
3. Tianma and Shengdi Wine
Take 15g of Tianma, 15g of Shengdi, 30g of Chinese wolfberry, 30g of Chinese matrimony vine, 15g of black sesame, 50g of rock sugar, and 1000g of white wine. Grind the first five ingredients into powder, put them in a cloth bag, and place them in a container. Add white wine, seal it, boil it over low heat, remove it and let it cool, soak it for 14 days, then remove the bag and add rock sugar. Add 250g of boiling water, and it's ready. This wine nourishes the liver and kidneys, nourishes essence and blood, enhances vitality, and blackens hair. It is suitable for lumbago, weak knees, dizziness, blurred vision, kidney deficiency causing seminal emission, premature graying of hair, and constipation. Take it orally before meals, 10-20ml each time, 3 times a day.
The efficacy of Tianma
Tianma is a perennial herbaceous plant that is distributed in most parts of China. Its dried rhizome, also known as Tianma, is a commonly used and relatively precious Chinese medicine. It is often used clinically to treat headaches, dizziness, numbness in the limbs, infantile convulsions, epilepsy, tetanus, and other conditions. Tianma used to rely on wild resources, but after successful domestication in the 1970s, cultivated Tianma has become the main source of supply. It has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, relieving pain, and promoting qi and blood circulation.
The functions of Tianma
1. Analgesic effect
Tianma injection, made from Tianma, has significant analgesic effects on trigeminal neuralgia, vascular neurogenic headache, cerebral vascular disease headache, toxic polyneuritis, etc. In recent years, through clinical trials on more than 1,000 patients by some medical institutions, the effective rate has reached 90%.
2. Sedative effect
Synthetic Tianma saponin (rhynchophylline) has been used to treat patients with neurasthenia and neurasthenic syndrome, with effective rates of 89.44% and 86.87% respectively. It can also inhibit the central excitatory effect caused by caffeine and enhance the sleep-inducing effect of pentobarbital.
3. Anticonvulsant effect
Tianma has a certain therapeutic effect on facial nerve spasm, limb numbness, hemiplegia, epilepsy, etc. It can also relieve smooth muscle spasms and alleviate angina pectoris and biliary colic.
4. Hypotensive effect
Tianma can treat hypertension. Long-term use can calm the liver, benefit qi, strengthen the waist and knees, and enhance tendon and bone strength. It can also increase peripheral and coronary artery blood flow and have a protective effect on the heart.
5. Vision improvement and enhancement of intelligence
Tianma also has the effects of improving vision and significantly enhancing memory. Tianma has a significant protective and regulatory effect on the human brain and nervous system. It can enhance the distinguishing ability of the optic nerve. It is currently used as a brain health food or medicine for high-altitude flight personnel. Tianma injection has been used in Japan to treat senile dementia, with an effective rate of 81%.
