Women with irregular menstruation, dark complexion, bloating in the sides, and skin spots may have problems related to liver stagnation, qi stagnation, and blood stasis. To regulate these conditions, you can eat Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui) medicated diet, which is a very good diet for treating gynecological diseases.
1. Angelica sinensis stewed black chicken
Effect: Special treatment for blood deficiency and kidney deficiency, especially effective for people with cold hands and feet in winter.
Ingredients: 250g black chicken, appropriate amount of oil and salt, 10g Angelica sinensis, 10g Astragalus root
Instructions:
1) Prepare 10g Angelica sinensis, 250g black chicken, and 10g Astragalus root.
2) Cut the black chicken into small pieces and boil it in water for about 1 minute.
3) Remove any impurities from the black chicken, and then put it into an electric stew pot.
4) Rinse the Angelica sinensis and Astragalus root, and put them into the pot as well.
5) Add four bowls of water.
6) Cover the pot and stew for 3 hours.
7) Add salt to taste before drinking.
Notes: Angelica sinensis is suitable for women who have excessive postpartum bleeding, retained lochia, abdominal distension and pain, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, menorrhagia, blood deficiency and weakness, insufficient qi and blood, headache, dizziness, elderly constipation, and other diseases.
Black chicken is a highly nutritious poultry. It can be eaten by most people, but it should be avoided by those who have a cold, internal heat, heavy phlegm, obesity, hot abscesses, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, gallbladder inflammation, gallstones, etc. Chicken meat is warm in nature and can aggravate liver yang hyperactivity, oral ulcers, skin abscesses, and constipation. Chicken soup should be avoided by patients with atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and hyperlipidemia. People with cold symptoms accompanied by headache, fatigue, and fever should not eat chicken meat or chicken soup. It is not advisable to consume it while taking iron preparations. The high protein content in black chicken can increase the burden on the kidneys, so people with kidney disease should eat it sparingly, especially patients with uremia, who should avoid it.
2. Red jujube and Angelica sinensis stewed pork ribs
Effect: Nourishes blood and beautifies the complexion, regulates qi and blood circulation.
Recommended consumption time: One week after menstruation.
Ingredients: 200g pork ribs, 10 red jujubes, 5g Angelica sinensis, 5g wolfberry, salt to taste
Instructions:
1) Wash the pork ribs and put them into a stewing pot.
2) Rinse the wolfberry, red jujubes, and Angelica sinensis.
3) Cut a small opening on both sides of the red jujubes.
4) Put the red jujubes, Angelica sinensis, and wolfberry into the stewing pot, and add an appropriate amount of water. Put water in a pot, place the stewing pot in the pot, and simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours.
5) Add salt to taste after stewing.
Medicinal properties of the ingredients:
1. Angelica sinensis is a commonly used medicinal herb that has good effects on promoting blood circulation, nourishing blood, and regulating menstruation and relieving pain. It is also effective in treating menstrual disorders and blood deficiency. In daily life, many people like to soak Angelica sinensis in water to drink, which is not only simple to operate but also beneficial for health.
2. Red jujube: It has a sweet taste and warm nature. Its main functions are tonifying the middle and benefiting qi, nourishing blood, and calming the mind. It is commonly used in the treatment of spleen and stomach qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yellowing complexion, and blood deficiency with insomnia and excessive dreaming.
3. Wolfberry contains rich wolfberry polysaccharides, beta-carotene, vitamin E, selenium, and flavonoids, which have good antioxidant effects. Wolfberry is sweet and neutral in nature. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish essence and improve eyesight, nourish blood, enhance immunity, and have anti-fatigue and blood pressure-lowering effects. In addition, wolfberry can protect the liver, lower blood sugar, soften blood vessels, and reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood. It has certain therapeutic effects on fatty liver and diabetes. Clinical medical verification has shown that wolfberry can also treat chronic renal failure.
3. Angelica sinensis and Astragalus root stewed lean pork
Effect: Combination of Angelica sinensis and red jujubes nourishes blood and Astragalus root replenishes qi. This combination is especially suitable for women to drink to replenish qi and blood.
Recommended consumption time: Before and after menstruation.
Ingredients: 150g lean pork, 12g Angelica sinensis, 5 red jujubes, 10g Astragalus root, salt to taste, a few slices of ginger
Instructions:
1) Cut the lean pork into suitable pieces and slice a piece of ginger.
2) Blanch the lean pork and ginger in cold water to remove blood.
3) Rinse with clean water and put them into a stewing pot.
4) Rinse the Angelica sinensis with clean water and set aside.
5) Wash the red jujubes and remove the pits.
6) Rinse the Astragalus root with clean water and set aside.
7) Put the Angelica sinensis, red jujubes, and Astragalus root into the stewing pot.
8) Pour in about 80% full of boiling water. Follow the instructions of the electric stewing pot. Add some more water outside if necessary. Cover the pot.
9) Stew for about 2.5-3 hours. Add a little salt or leave it unsalted before consuming.
Medicinal properties of the ingredients:
Angelica sinensis is a commonly used medicinal herb that has good effects on promoting blood circulation, nourishing blood, and regulating menstruation and relieving pain. In addition, it has a good therapeutic effect on menstrual disorders and blood deficiency. In daily life, many people like to soak Angelica sinensis in water to drink, which is not only simple to operate but also beneficial for health.
Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of several thousand years and is effective in treating and preventing diseases as well as maintaining health. It has rich experience in the use of Chinese herbal medicine, which is worth learning for modern people. Astragalus root is a common Chinese medicinal herb that has detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, and diuretic effects. Drinking Astragalus root soaked in water is very beneficial to our body.
