Platycladus orientalis is sweet and flat. Ganrun is the main tonic, which has the effects of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves, astringing the sweat and moistening the intestines. It has obvious curative effect on hyperhidrosis caused by insufficient heart blood and dry stool caused by insufficient intestinal body fluid. It also has a good curative effect on palpitation and insomnia who is deficient in qi. For example, Bai Zi Yangxin Pill, a famous Chinese patent medicine, is mainly composed of albinos.
Semen Platycladi contains fatty oil, which can lubricate intestines. For people with dry intestines and constipation, eating some arborvitae seeds every day can play a certain role in alleviating it. In addition, Semen Platycladi is sweet and moist, which can nourish vaginal fluid, and can also be used to treat night sweats due to yin deficiency, convulsions and epilepsy.
Baiziren pig heart soup: wash Baiziren; Jujube is pitted; Sliced yam; Wash the pig heart, blanch it with boiling water, and take out the slices; Ginger pats loose, onion cuts flowers. Put the pork heart slices into a bowl. Add Shao wine, ginger, onion and salt and marinate for 30 minutes. Put the chicken soup in a pot, bring it to a boil with high fire, add the Semen Platycladi, Fructus Jujubae and Rhizoma Dioscoreae slices, simmer for 25 minutes, then add the pork heart slices, and cook for 10 minute. It can replenish qi and blood, nourish the heart and soothe the nerves.
Steamed chicken with Baiziren: after the chicken is slaughtered, the hair, viscera and claws are removed; Wash Ophiopogon japonicus and remove the heart; Dangshen tablets. Put the chicken in a steaming basin, add Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, salt, ginger, onion, arborvitae seed, Ophiopogon japonicus and Codonopsis pilosula, and add 300 ml of soup. Put the steamer into an atmospheric steamer and steam for 50 minutes on high fire. It can nourish yin and benefit qi, calm the heart and soothe the nerves. Suitable for patients with heart qi deficiency and coronary heart disease.
Platycladus orientalis has few side effects, so don't eat it often, which may cause stomach cold. You need to consider taking it according to your constitution and illness. Using Semen Platycladi to nourish the heart and soothe the nerves, supplemented by Angelica sinensis to promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals, Ziziphus jujuba seed to nourish blood and nourish yin, the mind gradually calmed down, and the symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia, dizziness and forgetfulness gradually improved.