Danggui is a food and medicinal ingredient that can be used both for cooking and for health purposes. It can be consumed by people with weak constitution and has the effect of nourishing qi and blood. It can be made into medicinal food with other nourishing ingredients, or it can be soaked in water for consumption. Now let's learn about several common recipes using danggui for food therapy.
Recipe 1: Danggui and Date Porridge
Ingredients: 15g danggui, 10 dates (pitted), rice, sugar to taste.
Method: Slice the danggui and put it in a pot. Soak it in warm water and then simmer it to extract the juice. Add rice, dates, and enough water to cook the porridge. When the rice is cooked and the porridge thickens, add sugar to taste. Take it on an empty stomach, once a day, divided into morning and evening servings.
Benefits: This recipe can nourish blood, regulate menstruation, promote blood circulation, relieve pain, and moisten the intestines for bowel movement. It is used for common gynecological diseases such as irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea, and can also assist in the treatment of nutritional anemia, postpartum anemia, postpartum constipation, and other discomforts.
Recipe 2: Danggui Wine
Ingredients: 10g danggui, 10g white atractylodes, 15g longan flesh, 30g wolfberry, 50g black beans, 500ml white wine.
Method: Crush the black beans and put them in a cloth bag with danggui, white atractylodes, longan flesh, and wolfberry. Soak the bag in white wine and seal it for 7 days. Take 50ml of the wine in the morning and evening, not exceeding 50ml each time.
Benefits: Regular consumption of this wine can nourish the liver and blood, and have the effect of prolonging life. It is suitable for people with weak constitution and those who have insomnia and frequent dreams.
Recipe 3: Danggui and Peach Kernel Porridge
Ingredients: 15g danggui, 15g peach kernel, appropriate amount of dried tangerine peel, 50g rice.
Method: Put danggui and peach kernel in a pot, add water, bring to a boil over high heat, and then simmer over low heat for half an hour. Remove the residue and add rice to cook into porridge. Take it warm, once a day.
Benefits: This recipe has the effects of promoting blood circulation, nourishing blood, and regulating qi. It is good for treating irregular menstruation, cold pain in the lower abdomen, and other discomforts.
Recipe 4: Danggui and Black Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 1000g black chicken, 25g ligustrum fruit, 50g danggui, 15g dried longan, 5g cinnamon, 5g salt.
Method: Cut the black chicken into pieces, wash and blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes, then rinse. Put ligustrum fruit, danggui (sliced), dried longan, and black chicken in a container, add 1000g boiling water, simmer over medium heat for 40 minutes, and season with salt before serving.
Benefits: This soup can nourish the blood and heart, nourish yin and deficiency, nourish the brain and calm the mind, promote bowel movements, and have anti-aging effects.
Note: Take it once a week and avoid during menstruation to prevent excessive menstrual flow.
Recipe 5: Danggui and Lamb Soup
Ingredients: 500g lamb slices, 25g danggui, 25g codonopsis root, 30g astragalus root, 1000ml water, 4 tablespoons (60ml) fermented rice, 1 tablespoon (15ml) soy sauce, 1 teaspoon (5g) salt, 5g rock sugar.
Method: Peel and shred the ginger. Boil water in a pot, rinse all the ingredients with water, and put them in the pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes. Add the lamb slices to the pot and skim off the foam when the water boils. Add fermented rice, ginger shreds, soy sauce, salt, and rock sugar to taste before serving.
Benefits: This soup is suitable for postpartum women with blood and qi deficiency, feeling cold in the limbs, dizziness, and blurred vision. It can enhance cold resistance, strengthen the body, and promote health.
Recipe 6: Danggui and Ginseng Pig Heart Soup
Ingredients: 1 pig heart, 15g danggui, 20g codonopsis root (or 10g ginseng).
Method: Wash the codonopsis root and danggui, boil them in water for 30 minutes, remove the residue, and add an appropriate amount of water along with the pig heart, ginger, spring onion, pepper, and salt. Cook until the pig heart is tender and then consume.
Benefits: This recipe has the effects of nourishing qi, nourishing blood, and replenishing blood. It is suitable for symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, weakness, anemia, and neurasthenia.
