Tianma is a precious traditional Chinese medicine with the effects of calming the liver, relieving wind, and alleviating pain. There are various ways to prepare Tianma, but the Tianma pork rib hot pot has the highest nutritional value and is most suitable for consumption in the current cold weather.
【Name】
Tianma Pork Rib Hot Pot
【Ingredients】
200g peeled Tianma, 500g pork, 35g ginger, 50g coix seed, 50g amomum fruit, 50g lotus seed, 50g lard, 250g cauliflower, 100g Chinese cabbage, 100g shiitake mushrooms, 100g peanut oil, 20g rock sugar, 30g cooking wine, 3000ml pork broth.
【Method】
1. Soak the Tianma in warm water for half an hour, rinse it clean, and cut it into slices. Remove the seeds from the amomum fruit, leaving only the peel. Wash the coix seed and soak the lotus seed in water to remove the core. Rinse the pork ribs and drain the water. Cut the ribs into small sections about 6-8cm long. Cut the pork into slices about 6-8cm long. Peel and thinly slice the Chinese cabbage. Cut the cauliflower into florets. Cut the shiitake mushrooms into strips. Rinse the remaining ingredients and set aside.
2. Heat the peanut oil in a pot, then add the ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the pork ribs, rock sugar, and other seasonings. Stir-fry until the ribs turn white.
3. Bring the pork broth to a boil, pour it into a large pot, add the Tianma, and cook for about 15 minutes. If desired, add flavoring ingredients such as essence for further seasoning.
【Effects】
Pork ribs are sweet in nature and can nourish yin and marrow. Amomum fruit can enter the spleen and stomach meridians, and has the effect of drying dampness and resolving phlegm. Coix seed can invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness. When pork is cooked with Tianma and coix seed, it can invigorate the stomach, aid digestion, and promote blood circulation, thus relieving pain.
1. Calming the liver and relieving wind: Tianma is moisturizing and can nourish blood and calm wind. It can be used to treat headaches and dizziness caused by blood deficiency and liver wind, as well as for childhood convulsions, epilepsy, and tetanus.
2. Dispelling wind and relieving pain: Tianma can dispel wind and relieve pain. It is used for dizziness, headaches, numbness, and hemiplegia caused by wind-phlegm. It is suitable for dizziness caused by internal wind.
3. Enhancing immunity: The polysaccharides in Tianma can enhance the body's immune function, improve the nutrition of the heart and brain, and increase the blood supply to the heart and brain, thus improving the ability to withstand hypoxia.
【Precautions】
1. If a patient has symptoms such as dry mouth and reduced urine output, which indicate blood deficiency or yin deficiency, caution should be exercised when taking Tianma. It is best to take it under the guidance of a professional doctor.
2. The main component of Tianma is Tianma glycoside, which is easily volatile when exposed to heat. Therefore, the cooking time for Tianma should not be too long. If it is cooked together with other medications, the analgesic and sedative effects may be lost due to overheating.
3. If a patient has liver yang hyperactivity or meridian blockage caused by phlegm, special attention should be paid when using Tianma to treat the disease. The correct timing should be grasped during the treatment, and the medication should be adjusted according to different conditions in order to achieve better therapeutic effects.
