【Medicated Diet】
Dangshen and Safflower Stewed Black-bone Chicken to Tonify Kidney
【Ingredients】
800g black-bone chicken, 10g dangshen, 6g safflower, 15g fritillaria cirrhosa, 3g monosodium glutamate, 5g ginger, 6g scallion, 5g salt, 2g pepper, 10g cooking wine
【Method】
1. Slaughter and remove the feathers, internal organs, and claws of the black-bone chicken;
2. Soak the dangshen until moist and slice it thinly;
3. Remove impurities from the fritillaria cirrhosa and cut it into large pieces;
4. Remove impurities from the safflower and wash it; lightly crush the ginger and cut the scallion into sections;
5. Place the black-bone chicken, fritillaria cirrhosa, safflower, dangshen, ginger, scallion, and cooking wine in a stew pot, and add 2800ml of water;
6. Place the stew pot on high heat until it boils, then simmer on low heat for 35 minutes;
7. Add salt, monosodium glutamate, and pepper, and stir well.
【Benefits】
Black-bone chicken is the preferred delicious food for women to nourish Yin and tonify kidney. Cooking black-bone chicken or making soup with it is very beneficial for women's health. This nutritious soup is often consumed by women, as it nourishes Yin, beautifies the skin, and tonifies Qi and blood.
Dangshen has the functions of promoting blood circulation, dispersing stasis, cooling blood, and nourishing blood and calming the mind. It can treat dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, abdominal masses, restlessness and heat, and carbuncles and abscesses. It is particularly suitable for patients with coronary heart disease angina pectoris, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, thrombotic diseases, menstrual disorders, and various blood stasis obstructions.
Dangshen can dilate coronary arteries and increase coronary blood flow, which has a significant protective effect on myocardial ischemia and is beneficial for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease angina pectoris. Dangshen can improve microcirculation, reduce blood viscosity, and decrease platelet aggregation. Dangshen has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio cholerae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Salmonella typhi, and Shigella dysenteriae in vitro.
However, I would like to remind you not to drink too much at a time, as it can easily lead to excessive internal heat. The medicinal properties of safflower are most obvious. It has the value of being used as medicine, promotes blood circulation, and is mainly used to treat women's diseases. It has been recorded in ancient medical books, but when consuming it, follow the doctor's instructions and do not consume it casually.
