Chrysanthemum and Honeysuckle Pork Stir-Fry: A Medicinal and Delicious Dish

December 31, 2023

[Ingredients]
20g fresh chrysanthemum, 30g honeysuckle, 300g lean pork, 20ml cooking wine, 5g ginger, 25g starch, 10g scallion, 1 egg, 30ml vegetable oil, 2.5g salt, 2g chicken powder.
[Preparation]
Tear the fresh chrysanthemum into petals, soak in water and drain. Soak the fresh honeysuckle in water for 30 minutes and drain. Cut the lean pork into strips, coat with starch, beat the egg in a bowl and mix well. Pound the ginger and chop the scallion. Heat a wok over high heat, add vegetable oil, and when it is 60% hot, add the ginger and scallion and stir-fry until golden yellow. Immediately add the pork strips coated with starch, cooking wine, stir-fry until cooked, add salt, fresh chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, chicken powder, mix well and serve.




[Benefits]
Dispels wind, clears heat, improves vision, detoxifies. Suitable for auxiliary treatment of symptoms such as headache, dizziness, red and swollen eyes, conjunctivitis, typhoid fever, scabies, boils, dysentery, and menopausal syndrome.





[Precautions]
(1) Pork should not be eaten with lamb liver, soybeans, or soft-shelled turtle, as the medicinal properties are not compatible.
(2) Do not eat pork when taking Chinese medicine such as black plum and rhubarb; do not eat too much pork when taking sulfa drugs, antihypertensive drugs, and lipid-lowering drugs, as animal fat can reduce the efficacy of the medication.
(3) Chrysanthemum has both medicinal and ornamental uses. Currently, ornamental chrysanthemums are not used medicinally. White chrysanthemum has a sweet taste and moderate heat-clearing properties, mainly used to calm the liver and improve vision, commonly used to treat symptoms such as dizziness and blurred vision in hypertension. Yellow chrysanthemum has a bitter taste and strong heat-clearing properties, mainly used to dispel wind and heat, and treat wind-heat colds.
(4) Wild chrysanthemum has the strongest heat-clearing and detoxifying effects, and also has a strong antihypertensive effect. Its stems and leaves have similar effects to the flowers, and both internal and external uses are effective.
(5) Concentrated infusion of white chrysanthemum is effective in treating angina pectoris in patients with coronary heart disease. Drinking chrysanthemum crystal liquid is beneficial for hypertension and coronary heart disease patients.
(6) Honeysuckle should not be used for cold and damp type dysmenorrhea.
(7) Take 1 dose daily, 7 doses as a course of treatment.

 

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