Autumn, as a season of harvest, is also a season of many diseases. Many people experience back pain and leg pain in autumn. While painkillers are important, herbal cuisine is also important as an adjunctive treatment. The combination of the two is more effective. Today, I will introduce several herbal cuisine recipes for treating back pain and leg pain.
Herbal Cuisine One: Ginger Lamb Soup
Ingredients: 1000g fresh lamb leg, 15g ginger slices, 10g orange peel, 5g Chinese angelica, 25g yellow wine, 5g chopped green onion, 1g ground pepper, 50g melted lard, a little MSG, and salt to taste.
Instructions: Wash and slice the lamb. Put yellow wine, melted lard, Chinese angelica, ginger slices, and salt into a large porcelain bowl. Steam for 2-3 hours. Add MSG, chopped green onion, and ground pepper.
Effect: This recipe is suitable for patients with cold limbs, neck, shoulder, back, and leg pain accompanied by joint and muscle stiffness.
Herbal Cuisine Two: Black Bean Stewed Chicken
Ingredients: 750g chicken, 50g black beans, 50g jujubes, 50g lily, 3g ginger slices, 5g chopped green onion, 30g soy sauce, a little sugar, and salt to taste.
Instructions: Wash the chicken, boil it in cold water, then wash it again. Put black beans, jujubes, and lily into the chicken's belly. Add soy sauce, green onion, and ginger. Cook until tender. Remove the ginger slices and add MSG and salt.
Effect: This recipe is suitable for patients with yin deficiency, thirst, dry throat, night sweats, back and leg pain accompanied by thin body, and burning sensation in the palms and soles.
Herbal Cuisine Three: Eucommia Hawthorn Pig Stomach Soup
Ingredients: 30g Eucommia, 20g hawthorn, 1 pig stomach.
Instructions: Stir-fry Eucommia with saltwater. Remove the hawthorn pits and slice them. Wash the pig stomach. Put Eucommia, hawthorn, ginger slices, and chopped green onion into the pig stomach. Put the pig stomach in a pot, bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 90 minutes. Remove the pig stomach and add soup before serving.
Effect: This recipe nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens muscles and bones, and lowers blood pressure. It is suitable for patients with frequent urination, back pain, and impotence caused by hypertension.
Herbal Cuisine Four: Cuttlefish and Pig Trotter Soup
Ingredients: 1 dried cuttlefish, 1 pig trotter, 20g fava beans, 50g bamboo shoots, ginger slices and chopped green onion as needed, 1 tablespoon ground pepper, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, and salt to taste.
Instructions: Wash and cut the pig trotter into pieces. Rinse the dried cuttlefish and fava beans. Cut the dried cuttlefish into pieces. Peel and wash the bamboo shoots, and cut them into small pieces. Put the fava beans, pig trotter, and dried cuttlefish into a pot. Add enough water and bring to a boil, then skim off the foam. Transfer to a pressure cooker. Add ginger slices, chopped green onion, cooking wine, and ground pepper. Cook under pressure for 15 minutes, then release the pressure. Add the bamboo shoots and cook until tender. Remove the ginger and green onion, and add salt to taste.
Effect: Pig trotter is known for its ability to strengthen the waist and knees. It can treat back and knee pain caused by kidney deficiency.
