Tianma is a precious Chinese medicine with the effects of soothing the liver, relieving wind, and alleviating pain. There are multiple ways to prepare Tianma, but Tianma pork rib hot pot has the highest nutritional value and is most suitable for consumption in the current cold weather.
[Method]
1. Soak the Tianma in warm water for half an hour, clean it, and then cut it into slices. Remove the seeds from the fruit of the Cardamom and leave only the peel. Wash the Coix Seed, soak the lotus seeds in water to remove the core, wash the pork ribs and drain the water, chop them into small pieces about 6-8 cm long with a cleaver, blanch them in boiling water, remove and drain the water, cut the pork into slices about 6-8 cm long, peel the winter melon and cut it into thin slices, cut the cauliflower into florets and arrange them nicely, cut the oyster mushrooms into strips, and wash the rest of the ingredients and set aside.
2. Heat the peanut oil in a pan, then add the minced ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add the pork ribs, sugar, and other seasonings, and stir-fry until white.
3. Add the pork broth and bring it to a boil. Pour it into a large pot, add the Tianma, and cook for about 15 minutes before serving. If you want to enhance the flavor, you can add seasonings such as essence.
[Effects]
Pork ribs have a sweet taste and can nourish yin and marrow. Cardamom 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 used together with Tianma and Coix Seed, it can invigorate the stomach, aid digestion, and relieve pain.
1. Soothing the liver and relieving wind: Tianma is rich in liquid and can nourish blood and calm wind. It can treat headaches and dizziness caused by blood deficiency and liver wind, and can also be used for infantile convulsions, epilepsy, and tetanus.
2. Dispelling wind and relieving pain: Tianma can dispel wind and relieve pain. It is used for dizziness, headaches, limb 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, improve the blood supply to the heart and brain, and increase the ability to withstand hypoxia.
[Precautions]
1. If the patient has less body fluid, such as dry mouth and reduced urine, these are symptoms of blood deficiency or yin deficiency. If you want to take Tianma, you must be cautious and preferably under the guidance of a professional doctor.
2. The main component of Tianma is Tianma glycoside, which is very volatile when heated. Therefore, the cooking time of Tianma must not be too long. If it is cooked with other drugs, the analgesic and sedative effects may disappear due to overheating.
3. If the patient's body has liver yang hyperactivity or meridian obstruction caused by phlegm, special attention should be paid when using Tianma to treat diseases. The correct timing should be grasped during treatment, and medication should be adjusted according to different conditions in order to achieve better therapeutic effects.
