Medicinal Diet Recipes for Strengthening Muscles and Bones
The treatment of lumbar pain, whether it is using traditional Chinese medicine, western medicine or a combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine, should be combined with diet therapy to better promote its Effect. A few abstracts are introduced below.
1. Pork loin and eucommia stewed in pork loin and eucommia are the most well-known waist-tonifying soup among Cantonese people. There is a proverb among the people: "If you have pain in the waist, stew pork loin and eucommia". It has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys, strengthening muscles and bones, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on sore feet and knees, low back pain, night sweats, frequent urination, etc. The prescription uses 15-30 grams of Eucommia ulmoides and 1 pork loin. Eucommia ulmoides is warm in nature, sweet in taste and slightly pungent. It can "benefit the liver and kidneys, nourish the muscles and bones", and "treat pain in the waist and knees, and spasm of the legs and feet." Pork loin is flat in nature and salty in taste, and can "harmony the kidney qi and clear the bladder." In addition, Eucommia ulmoides has the effect of lowering blood pressure and nourishing the fetus. This soup is very effective for patients with high blood pressure or orthopedic diseases during pregnancy. Preparation method: Put Eucommia ulmoides in a pot, stir-fry over low heat, sprinkle with salt water and stir-fry until slightly yellow, then put it into a clay pot together with the washed pork loins, add 1000 ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then switch to simmering Simmer for 1 and a half hours, add an appropriate amount of refined salt, and then eat the pork loin and drink the soup.
2. Sichuan Eucommia ulmoides and pork bone soup. Use 25 grams of Chuan Duan, 30 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 500 grams of pork ribs, and 2 slices of ginger. Sichuan Duan is warm in nature, bitter and slightly pungent. It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, strengthening the muscles and bones, and regulating the blood vessels. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it "relieves pain, promotes muscle growth, wrist injuries, bad blood, low back pain, and joint pain"; Eucommia ulmoides is seen above; pork ribs are flat in nature and sweet in taste, and are beneficial to the kidneys, filling marrow, and tonifying bones. This soup can assist in the treatment of recent fractures, waist injuries, waist and leg pain, etc., and is a commonly used soup for orthopedic patients. Preparation method: Wash Sichuan Duan and Eucommia ulmoides with water, soak them for 30 minutes, then put them into a clay pot. Wash the pork bones and put them into the clay pot. Add 1250 ml of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 2 hours. Add appropriate amount of salt to serve for one person.
3. Stir-fried pig tail with Qianjin pulled dog spine. Use 30 grams of Qianjin pulled dog spine, 30 grams of dog spine, 1 pig tail, and 2 slices of ginger. (If you suffer from rheumatism and low back pain, you can add 25 grams of half maple powder). Qianjinba is neutral in nature, sweet and astringent in taste, and has the effect of relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, strengthening waist and bones. It is included in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic and has similar effects to Beiqi. Dogji is warm in nature and bitter in taste. It functions to nourish the liver and kidneys and strengthen the bones. Muscles and bones, dispelling rheumatism, "Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that it can "strengthen the liver and kidneys, strengthen bones, and cure wind deficiency"; pig tail is flat in nature and sweet in taste, and has the function of strengthening the waist and spine; Banfenghe has the function of removing the burnt and regulating rheumatism. This soup has the functions of driving away rheumatism and strengthening the waist and bones. It has good auxiliary treatment effect on patients with rheumatoid arthritis and kidney deficiency, rheumatoid spondylitis, lumbar muscle strain, low back and leg pain, hypertrophic spondylitis, etc. Preparation method: Wash the Qianjin pull and pork spine with clean water, and then soak them for 30 minutes; put the whole pig tail into a clay pot, add 1500 ml of water, first use a strong fire to boil, then switch to a slow fire and cook for 2 hours. Add an appropriate amount of salt, and you can eat pig tails and drink soup in one day.
4. Lotus root, jujube and pig spinal cord bone soup use 250 grams of lotus root, 5 jujubes, 500 grams of pig spinal cord bone, and 2-3 slices of ginger. Lotus root is neutral in nature, sweet and astringent in nature. It clears heat, cools blood and disperses blood stasis when used raw. It strengthens the spleen and appetite, nourishes blood and promotes muscle growth when used cooked. Jujube is neutral in nature and sweet in taste. It has moderate functions of nourishing blood and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Pig spinal cord has bone properties. It is plain and sweet, and has the functions of nourishing bone marrow and replenishing fatigue; ginger dispels cold, strengthens the stomach, dispels fishy smell and neutralizes phlegm. The above-mentioned ingredients are combined into a soup, which has the effects of nourishing yin, replenishing marrow, and strengthening bones. Preparation method: remove the joints from the lotus roots and wash them; remove the cores from the jujubes, wash them and soak them briefly; wash the pig spinal cord bones and smash them with the back of a knife. Then put them into a clay pot together, add 2500 ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over slow fire for 2 and a half hours, add an appropriate amount of salt and it's done. This amount can serve 2-3 people.