Chinese medicine can not only be used as medicine, but also as various ingredients for hot food. It has a great nourishing effect. Today, I will teach you how to make a Pig's Trotter Soup with Mao Dongqing and Siegesbeckia herb. Here are the specific instructions for using Siegesbeckia herb in the soup and its contraindications:
Siegesbeckia herb
Mao Dongqing and Siegesbeckia herb Pig's Trotter Soup
Ingredients: 50g Mao Dongqing, 50g Siegesbeckia herb, 1 pair of pig's trotters, 14 dried tangerine peels, 4 Chinese red dates, 3 slices of ginger.
Instructions for making Mao Dongqing and Siegesbeckia herb Pig's Trotter Soup
1. Wash Mao Dongqing and Siegesbeckia herb thoroughly, soak them slightly. Soak the dried tangerine peels and remove the pith. Wash the pig's trotters and cut them in half, then crack them with the back of a knife.
2. Put all the ingredients and ginger into a clay pot, add 3000ml of water (about 12 bowls), bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat for 3 hours. Add salt to taste. This amount is suitable for 3-4 people.
Benefits of Mao Dongqing and Siegesbeckia herb Pig's Trotter Soup
Siegesbeckia herb
Rheumatic pain refers to the pain caused by the invasion of "wind" and "dampness" into the joints and muscles according to traditional Chinese medicine. During the transition from spring to summer, when the weather is warm during the day and cold at night, the "cold" evil often invades the body together with the "wind" and "dampness", leading to wind-cold-damp bi syndrome. Common symptoms of bi syndrome include shoulder and neck pain, lower back and leg pain, and sciatica. Mao Dongqing and Siegesbeckia herb Pig's Trotter Soup has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, relieving muscles and promoting blood circulation, nourishing qi and blood, and strengthening bones and tendons.
Siegesbeckia herb
Siegesbeckia herb, also known as Sticky Golden Herb, Zhu Wei Zha, Zhu Cao, or Cotton Grey Wolf, is the aerial part of Siegesbeckia pubescens Makino, a plant in the Asteraceae family. It is harvested before and during the flowering season in summer and autumn, cleaned of impurities, and dried. It grows on the edge of forests, under trees, wastelands, and roadsides. It is distributed in Northeast China, North China, East China, Central South China, and Southwest China.
Appearance of Siegesbeckia herb
Siegesbeckia herb
The stem of this herb is slightly square-shaped, with many branches, measuring 30-110cm long and 0.3-1cm in diameter. The surface is gray-green, yellow-brown, or purple-brown, with longitudinal grooves and fine longitudinal lines, covered with gray soft hair. The nodes are obvious and slightly swollen. The texture is brittle and easy to break. The cross-section is yellow-white or greenish, with a wide marrow, white-like color, and hollow.
The leaves are opposite, with wrinkled and curled leaflets. When flattened, they are oval-shaped, gray-green, with blunt serrations on the edges, and covered with white soft hairs on both sides. There are 3 main veins. Some may have yellow inflorescences with spoon-shaped bracts. It has a slight aroma and a slightly bitter taste.
Functions and indications of Siegesbeckia herb and its contraindications
Functions and indications: Dispels wind and dampness, promotes joint movement, detoxifies. Used for wind-damp bi syndrome, weakness of tendons and bones, soreness of the waist and knees, paralysis of limbs, hemiplegia, wind rash, and damp skin diseases.
Contraindications: Not suitable for those without rheumatic symptoms.
Suitable for: Especially suitable for those with damp-heat bi syndrome.
