When most people think of pork elbow, they think of greasy dishes like Qinghao Pork Elbow. However, when Qinghao (Artemisia annua) is added to the stew, the originally fatty and greasy feeling disappears. What are the effects and functions of Qinghao in this dish?
Picture of Qinghao
【Name】
Qinghao Pork Elbow
【Ingredients】
Main ingredients: 500g pork elbow, 250g Qinghao
【Preparation Steps】
1. Wash the Qinghao and set aside.
2. Blanch the pork elbow in boiling water, then put the blanched pork elbow and ginger into a clay pot and stew until the soup turns white. Then add the Qinghao.
3. Add salt and MSG to taste after boiling again with the Qinghao.
4. Boil again, add salt and MSG to taste. It's ready to serve.
【Effects and Functions of Qinghao】
1. Clears heat and resolves dampness
Used for the later stage of febrile diseases with lingering heat and yin deficiency, night sweats, and hot flashes without sweating. It is often used in combination with Biejia (turtle shell), Shengdi (Rehmannia glutinosa), Zhimu (Anemarrhena asphodeloides), etc., as in the recipe Qinghao Biejia Tang.
Used for yin deficiency heat, steaming bones, and night sweats. It is often used in combination with Biejia, Digu Pi (Cortex Lycii), etc., as in the recipe Qinqi Biejia San.
2. Clears heat and relieves summer heat
Used for external invasion of summer heat and dampness, fever without sweating. It can be used in combination with Lianqiao (Forsythia suspensa), Xiangru (Mosla dianthera), Huashi (Talcum), Gancao (Licorice), etc. If a child has a fever in summer, it can also be used in combination with Digu Pi, Baiwei (Radix Cynanchi), Zhimu, etc.
3. Cools the blood and stops bleeding
Used for nosebleeds, purpura. For nosebleeds, fresh Qinghao juice can be mixed with hot water and taken orally. For purpura, it can be used in combination with Shengdi Huang (Rehmannia glutinosa), Chishao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), etc.
