Tianma is a common and expensive traditional Chinese medicinal herb found in pharmacies. It has the function of soothing the liver, extinguishing wind, and stopping spasms. It is often used to treat headaches, numbness in limbs, and other symptoms. What is the best ingredient to stew with Tianma?
Red Date and Tianma Stewed Free-Range Chicken
Tianma contains a variety of nutrients and is a precious medicinal herb. Red dates have the effect of nourishing Qi and blood. Stewing free-range chicken with red dates and Tianma not only provides rich nutrition but also has the function of nourishing the brain, calming the mind, relieving pain, and reducing blood pressure. It also has a certain effect on headaches and migraines caused by excessive liver yang.
Ingredients
Half a free-range chicken, 10 grams of Tianma, 10 red dates, 20 wolfberries, 1 piece of ginger, 5 peppercorns.
Instructions
1. Wash the free-range chicken and cut it into pieces. Wash the Tianma and slice it. Wash the red dates and wolfberries. Slice the ginger and set aside.
2. Boil a pot of water and blanch the chicken until it changes color, then remove it.
3. Put the blanched chicken into a clay pot, pour in enough cold water, and add the ginger slices and peppercorns.
4. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium-low heat. Add Tianma, red dates, and wolfberries. Cover and simmer for at least 2 hours. Add salt to taste.
Tianma, Lily, and Spare Rib Soup
Lily has the effects of calming the mind, clearing heat, and moistening the lungs. Tianma is used to treat headaches, dizziness, numbness in limbs, infantile convulsions, and epilepsy. Spare ribs contain a variety of nutrients and have the function of supplementing calcium. Tianma, lily, and spare rib soup is a nutritious and medicinal tonic.
Ingredients
Tianma, spare ribs, lily, ginger, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, salt.
Instructions
1. Soak the Tianma briefly. Wash the spare ribs and put them into a clay pot with cold water to boil.
2. Then add a few drops of vinegar (this helps to extract calcium from the bones) and a few slices of ginger (to remove the fishy smell).
3. At the same time, add the Tianma and simmer over low heat for half an hour. Add the lily, bring to a boil, and add monosodium glutamate to taste.
Tianma Steamed Pigeon
Tianma is a precious Chinese medicinal herb, and pigeon is rich in protein, amino acids, and other nutrients. Steaming pigeon with Tianma has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, invigorating Qi and spleen, and nourishing the kidneys and solidifying essence.
Ingredients
1 pigeon, 1 tablespoon of Tianma powder, 6 red dates, 1 tablespoon of wolfberries, 6 slices of American ginseng.
Instructions
1. Gut and wash the pigeon, removing any unwanted organs.
2. Put cooking wine, salt, Tianma powder, ginger slices, red dates, wolfberries, and American ginseng in a bowl. Steam in a steamer for 2 hours, then remove from heat.
Tianma Golden Gourd Soup
Golden gourd is rich in nutrients, including various vitamins, phosphorus, iron, calcium, and other nutrients. It has the functions of tonifying the middle, invigorating Qi, and relieving inflammation and pain. Tianma has the function of strengthening the body, resisting wind and cold, and can also treat dizziness, migraines, and hypertension.
Ingredients
4 pieces of spare ribs, 6 pieces of Tianma, 1 golden gourd, 10 wolfberries.
Instructions
1. Blanch the spare ribs to remove blood. In another pot, boil the spare ribs and Tianma together in water over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 40 minutes.
2. Wash the golden gourd, cut it open from one end, and scoop out the seeds with a knife.
3. Place the simmered spare ribs and Tianma into the gourd, add wolfberries, pour in the simmered spare rib broth, cover the gourd, and steam it in a pot.
4. After boiling for ten minutes, add salt before serving.
Tianma Stewed Fish Head
Tianma has a sweet and slightly bitter taste and has the effects of calming wind, strengthening Qi, nourishing the liver, dispelling wind and dampness, and strengthening bones and tendons. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as neurasthenia, dizziness, headaches, and numbness in limbs.
Ingredients
10 grams of Tianma, 1 fresh grass carp fish head, 3 slices of ginger, salt.
Instructions
1. Put Tianma, grass carp fish head, and ginger into a stewing pot.
2. Add an appropriate amount of water and stew over water until cooked.
3. Season with salt and serve.
