Raw materials: notoginseng, angelica, pigeon.
Seasoning: salt
Suitable season: four seasons
Usage: Eat soup and meat, 1 time a day, 7 7- 10/time in a row (pigeon meat).
Chinese angelica
Introduction to Angelica knowledge:
Angelica sinensis is the root of Angelica sinensis in Umbelliferae. Angelica sinensis is a perennial herb, born in cold and rainy mountainous areas; Cultivate more. Distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. Generally, it will be excavated after 2 years of growth. Excavate at the end of 5438+ 10, remove the soil and residual petiole, and smoke the shed after the water evaporates slightly. First, smoke the angelica with wet firewood to make the epidermis reddish, and then smoke it with coal fire or firewood.
When the root is slightly cylindrical, there are 3 to 5 or more branches at the lower part, with a length of 1.5 to 2.5 cm, a brownish-yellow to brownish-brown surface with longitudinal wrinkles and transverse skin. The diameter of the root head (homing head) is 1.5-4cm, and it is ringed, and the surface of the main root (homing head) is uneven; The root (tail) of the branch is 0.3 to 1 cm in diameter, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, with many twists. Flexible, yellow-white or yellow-brown in cross section, yellow-brown in cambium ring, brown oil spots and cracks in skin, with fine rays, rich aroma, sweet taste, slightly bitter and tingling. It is best to have long taproots, few branched roots, smooth, yellow-white cross-section and rich aroma.
Nutritional analysis of angelica sinensis;
Angelica volatile oil and ferulic acid can inhibit the contraction of uterine smooth muscle, while their water-soluble nonvolatile substances can excite uterine smooth muscle. The effect of Angelica sinensis on uterus depends on the functional state of uterus, showing biphasic regulation. N- butyrolactone can antagonize guinea pig experimental asthma induced by histamine-acetylcholine spray. Angelica sinensis has anti-platelet aggregation and anti-thrombosis effects, and can promote the production of hemoglobin and red blood cells; It has anti-myocardial ischemia and vasodilation effects, which proves that ferulic acid can improve peripheral circulation; Angelica sinensis has protective effect on experimental liver injury caused by carbon tetrachloride, and can promote hepatocyte regeneration and restore some functions of the liver. In addition, it has sedative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-hypoxia, anti-radiation injury, inhibition of the growth of some tumor strains and antibacterial effects in vitro.
Angelica sinensis is suitable for people:
1. Suitable for irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, deficiency of qi and blood, headache and dizziness, and constipation.
2. It is forbidden for those with bleeding due to heat, and should be used with caution for those with loose stool due to dampness and pregnant women.
Therapeutic effects of angelica sinensis;
Angelica sinensis is sweet, pungent, slightly bitter and warm; Liver, heart and spleen meridians; Xiang Yu promotes three, which can rise or fall;
Has the effects of enriching blood, promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, relieving pain, moistening intestine and relaxing bowels;
Indications for blood deficiency and blood stasis; Dizziness, headache, palpitation, numbness of limbs, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia, caking, abdominal pain due to deficiency of cold, flaccid paralysis, severe dysentery, intestinal dryness, traumatic pain and carbuncle.
Angelica practical guide:
1. It is mainly added to porridge and soup in the form of adjuvant therapy.
2. generally use wine to fry and strengthen blood circulation. Usually, angelica should be used to replenish blood, angelica tail should be used to replenish blood, angelica charcoal should be used to stop bleeding, and wine can increase vitality; Angelica sinensis is used for enriching blood (enriching blood and promoting blood circulation).
3. For patients with deficiency of heart, liver and blood, sallow complexion, dull lips and claws, dizziness, palpitation and numbness of limbs, it can be used together with Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, which have strong blood-tonifying effects.
4. Irregular menstruation, which belongs to stagnation of liver qi and irregular menstruation, can be used equally with Bupleurum, Paeonia lactiflora and Atractylodes macrocephala.
5. Compatible with Fructus Cannabis, Fructus Aurantii and Radix Rehmanniae. It is suitable for constipation caused by old age, infirmity, postpartum and blood deficiency and intestinal dryness.