To nourish the liver and strengthen the tendons in spring, we recommend Siwu Black Chicken and Tendon Soup

The plan of the year lies in spring, which is the time to nourish the liver.

The pathogenesis of chronic muscle and bone disease is due to muscle and bone degeneration, fatigue, loss of qi and blood, and accumulation of evil. Among them, tendon injury is the earliest and most important factor. The best season for nourishing the liver, nourishing the blood and strengthening the tendons is spring. The main wind in spring corresponds to the liver qi of the human body; the liver stores blood and dominates the tendons. To nourish the tendons, it is necessary to nourish the liver. If the liver blood is sufficient, the Qi mechanism is up, and the tendons are nourished.

Spring is also a good season for our diet. By taking food orally, it can strengthen qi and blood, strengthen liver function, and help strengthen tendons.

We recommend a soup that nourishes the liver, nourishes the blood and strengthens the muscles.

Siwu Black Chicken Soup< /p>

Materials:Half black chicken, 10g ginseng, 10g angelica, 12g rehmannia, 10g white peony root, 6g chuanxiong, 2 jujubes (pitted).

How to:

1. Black-bone chicken, cut into pieces, boil in cold water for 2 minutes to remove blood.

2. Put the boiled black chicken and ginseng, angelica, Shudi, white peony root, Put 3 slices of Chuanxiong, jujube and ginger together in a clay pot.

3. Re-add 1.5L mineral water, turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour, add according to personal taste Moderate salt.

Effects:

< p> The effect of Siwu Wuji Qiangjin Soup is mainly to nourish the liver and strengthen the tendons.

Siwu Decoction comes from the “Secret Recipe of Immortals and Injuries” written by Taoist Lin in the Tang Dynasty. This book is a monograph of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. It proposed the concept of internal treatment of trauma earlier. It believes that muscle and bone damage requires both internal and external treatment. Internal regulation of qi and blood can help the repair of muscle and bone damage. Four Things Soup”.

The liver stores blood and controls tendons. Therefore, Siwu Decoction has a nourishing effect on liver blood deficiency and weak tendons. In later generations, it was not only used for the treatment of blood deficiency diseases, but also for the treatment of weak muscles and bones, dysmenorrhea in women, etc. The four medicinal materials, Angelica sinensis, Shudi, Baishao, and Chuanxiong in the recipe, are all non-toxic, so Siwu Decoction is not only used for treatment, but also often used in medicinal diets.

This soup starts with Siwu soup as the base, with black chicken and ginseng, canEnhance the effect of nourishing blood and liver.

Black-bone chicken, not only has black hair, but also black feet and flesh, which can nourish yin and invigorate the kidney. With Siwu Decoction, it can strengthen the liver-nourishing effect of Siwu Decoction.

Ginseng is sweet, warming and invigorating Qi, and has the strongest effect of tonifying the middle and invigorating Qi. Adding ginseng to the soup can invigorate qi and transport the spleen.

Applicable people

Middle-aged especially women before and after menopause , There is poor movement of the finger joints, joint pain, lack of energy, or pain after activity, or dull face, disturbed sleep.

The qi and blood of the elderly are weakened, and the muscles and bones are aching.

Young people stay up too late, or women have more menstrual periods, pale lips and nails, and weak hands and feet.

In all of the above situations, it can be properly boiled in soup to drink. Once a day, 3 to 5 times in a row. Or 1-2 times a week for 3 to 6 weeks. Women with regular menstrual periods and those with chronic musculoskeletal disease can take it for 3 consecutive days after menstruation while undergoing treatment for 3 consecutive months.

Precautions

Exogenous feeling, constipation, diarrhea If the tongue coating is yellow and greasy, and the gastrointestinal function is not very good, it should not be eaten.

Ginseng, the mountain ginseng of Changbai Mountain is suitable. People with cold constitution can also use red ginseng instead of American ginseng.

If you have a bad appetite, you can take Sijunzi Decoction first, or ask Chinese medicine for conditioning, and then take this soup when your appetite is open.

Those with obvious joint pain, or those who have been diagnosed with related diseases, need to consult relevant experts before taking this soup. ■

[Source: Lin Dingkun Studio, Authors: Liu Jialei and Hou Yu of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine]