Tianma is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine that not only relieves pain and calms the mind, but also has good blood circulation and blood pressure lowering effects. It is especially effective in relieving symptoms such as headaches and dizziness. Below, we recommend several methods of using Tianma to treat headaches.
Method 1: Stewed Chicken with Tianma
Ingredients: Chicken, Tianma, Red Dates, Goji Berries, Ginger
Instructions: Wash the chicken and cut it into pieces. Wash the Tianma and slice it. Wash the red dates and goji berries. Slice the ginger and set aside. Boil a pot of water and blanch the chicken until it changes color, then remove it. Put the blanched chicken into a clay pot, pour enough cold water at once, add ginger slices and Sichuan peppercorns. Boil it over high heat, then switch to medium-low heat. Add Tianma, red dates, and goji berries, cover the pot and simmer for 2-3 hours or more. Add salt to taste.
Effects: Tianma is an expensive medicinal food. It has the effects of nourishing the brain, calming the mind, relieving pain, and reducing blood pressure.
Method 2: Tianma Duck
Ingredients: Fresh Tianma 100g, Goji Berries 15g, Female Duck 1
Instructions: Slaughter the duck, remove the feathers and internal organs, and stew it with Tianma and goji berries. After the duck is cooked, add salt, monosodium glutamate, and other seasonings to taste.
Effects: Nourishes yin and subdues yang, soothes the liver, and suppresses wind. It is suitable for conditions such as yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, threatened miscarriage, dizziness, tinnitus, headache, bitter taste in the mouth, and dry throat.
Method 3: Tianma Fish Head Tofu Soup
Ingredients: Fish head 1000g, Tofu 500g, Tianma slices about 15g
Instructions: Add ginger, scallion, salt, and cooking oil, and then stew it in a clay pot. When the soup turns milky white, it is ready to be eaten.
Effects: It has excellent effects in relieving dizziness and promoting brain health.
Method 4: Tianma and Chuanxiong Tea
Ingredients: Prepare Chuanxiong, Tianma, and tea leaves.
Instructions: Grind them together into powder, then shape them into pellets. Generally, the size should be the same as a marble. Take one pellet daily, and take it with clear tea.
Effects: It has excellent effects in treating unilateral headaches and dizziness.
