Astragalus is one of the early discovered medicinal tonic in China, its nature is warm, mainly to the lung meridian, spleen meridian, to benefit the spleen, lung Qi mainly, commonly used in water decoction, infusion of water for tea, in addition can also be brewed wine, or used in medicinal cuisine, with therapeutic health benefits, so what is the best combination of Astragalus and it?
Astragalus with pigeon to nourish the qi and asthma
Ingredients: 45 grams of moxibustion astragalus, 1 pigeon, wine, ginger, onion, salt, each appropriate amount.
Practice: first moxibustion astragalus washed and sliced, squab pigeon slaughtered and cleaned, and astragalus slices into the stew pot, add seasonings, simmering over low heat for 1.5 hours, drink soup and eat meat.
Efficacy: It is suitable for patients with bronchial asthma with deficiency of lung qi.
Astragalus with hedgehog shells and hawthorn to nourish the spleen and raise Yang
Ingredients: Astragalus membranaceus, Citrus aurantium 15 grams each, Hawthorn 9 grams.
Directions: Soak Astragalus, Citrus Aurantium and Fructus Crataegus together for half an hour, then decoct the juice and take the juice twice in total, combining the two medicinal solutions. Take one dose daily, divided into two doses.
Effects: Tonifying the spleen and raising the yang, promoting the flow of qi and inducing stagnation, used for treating gastric prolapse and indigestion.
Astragalus with Poria to tonify Qi and remove dampness
Ingredients: Poria, Astragalus each 30 grams, 200 grams of rice.
Method: Poria dried, beaten into a fine powder, astragalus washed and sliced, rice washed. Put the rice into a pot, add 1000 ml of water, put in the astragalus slices, place the pot on the fire to boil, and then cook for 35 minutes, put Poria powder, boil for 5 minutes. Once a day, eat for breakfast.
Efficacy: replenish Qi and remove dampness, suitable for aiding the treatment of hypertension symptoms.
Astragalus with beef to strengthen the muscles and bones
Ingredients: 500 grams of beef, 25 grams of astragalus, 2 tomatoes, 1 each of broccoli and potatoes, and one tsp of salt.
Directions: Cut the beef into large pieces and boil them in boiling water, wash and cut the potatoes and tomatoes, cut the broccoli into small pieces and wash them; put the beef and tomatoes, broccoli, potatoes and astragalus into a pot and boil them over high heat, turn to low heat and continue to cook for 30 minutes, add salt to taste.
Efficacy: This soup has the effect of strengthening the bones, enhancing physical strength, benefitting Qi and nourishing Yang, regulating Qi and blood, providing a variety of essential amino acids and enhancing human immunity.
Astragalus membranaceus with black sesame to benefit the qi and nourish the blood
Ingredients: 40 grams of rice, 30 grams of black sesame, 15 grams of astragalus.
Directions: Decoct the juice of Astragalus membranaceus, remove the dregs and set aside, wash and soak rice for 2 hours, rinse black sesame seeds. Put the rice, black sesame and astragalus juice into a soymilk machine and make a rice paste, ready to eat.
Efficacy: Benefit Qi and nourish blood, nourish the skin, but also help to reduce cholesterol, improve body resistance.
Astragalus with wolfberry nourish the liver and benefit qi
Ingredients: Astragalus 50 grams, Chinese wolfberry, chrysanthemum 25 grams each, 15 grams of red dates, ice sugar appropriate.
Practice: wash the four herbs with water, put them into a casserole at the same time, add water and decoction, boil them and add rock sugar to drink as tea.
Efficacy: nourish the liver and brighten the eyes, benefit the qi and produce fluid, help improve human immunity, prevent colds, suitable for spring drinking, it should be noted that patients suffering from acute inflammation or hypertension should not drink.
Astragalus with asparagus old pigeon set to strengthen the body
Ingredients: Astragalus membranaceus 20 grams, 30 grams of asparagus, 400 grams of old pigeon, 200 grams of lean pork, 10 grams of yellow essence, 5 grams of ginger, salt, chicken essence each appropriate amount.
Practice: cut open the old pigeon to remove the viscera and wash, pork lean meat cut pieces, astragalus, astragalus, wash, ginger peeled, onion cut, pot put the appropriate amount of water to boil, put the old pigeon, pork lean meat boil off the blood, then wash with warm water, and astragalus, astragalus, astragalus, onion, ginger together into the stew pot, add water and stew for 2.5 hours, put salt and chicken seasoning can be.
Efficacy: This soup can fix the shock and benefit the qi, nourish the liver and analgesic, stop dizziness, dispel wind and dampness, benefit the waist and knees, strengthen the muscles and bones, to improve dizziness, headache, neurasthenia, numbness of the limbs is beneficial. Note that it is not suitable for people who have accumulated heat in the stomach and have had a pre-eclampsia. Do not add pork liver, mushrooms, mushrooms and other foods to the soup.
Astragalus with jujube to tonify the middle and benefit the qi
Ingredients: Astragalus membranaceus 15 grams, 3 jujubes, 50 grams of round-grained rice.
Practice: decoct astragalus to get the thick juice spare, clean the round-grained rice, add water to the pot and boil over high heat, put the round-grained rice, jujube, wait for the porridge to thicken into the astragalus juice, stir evenly.
Efficacy: Astragalus is known as "the best of all herbs to nourish the qi", boiling porridge with jujube helps to nourish the middle and benefit the qi, suitable for people who are weak and easy to catch cold.
Astragalus with Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati nourishes Yin and clears heat
Ingredients: 10 grams of Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati, 3 grams of Astragali, 500 grams of Uggs, 10 grams of ginger and green onion, 6 grams of salt, 2 grams of chicken essence and 3 ml of cooking wine.
How to do it: Wash and chop the chicken, he shouwu, astragalus, peel and slice the ginger, cut the green onion into segments, put water in a pot on the fire, put the chicken pieces, boil off the blood with medium heat, pick up and dry, put the chicken pieces, he shouwu, astragalus, ginger, green onion, salt, wine, chicken essence in the stewing pot, add water and stew for two hours to drink.
Efficacy: This dish is rich in vitamin E and a variety of trace elements, has the effect of nourishing Yin and clearing heat, tonifying the liver and kidney, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for people with deficiency of blood and liver and kidney after delivery.
Astragalus with pig liver for the benefit of Qi and liver
Ingredients: Astragalus membranaceus 60g, pig liver 500g, onion, ginger, cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, wet starch in appropriate amounts.
Practice: wash the pig liver, give up into a pot, add water and cook for an hour over medium heat, take out the pig liver slices, remove the astragalus, reserve the original juice, put the frying pan on high heat, pour oil and boil to 80%, put onion, ginger stir fry, add pig liver, salt, cook into the wine, astragalus juice, thicken the sauce.
Effect: Benefit Qi and nourish liver, prevent aging, suitable for liver Qi deficiency leading to dizziness and insomnia, dry eyes, hand and foot weakness, or chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver Qi deficiency of people eating.
