Efficacy and Function of Shen Si Decoction
Shen Si decoction is a famous prescription for invigorating the spleen in TCM, in which "Shen Si" refers to Poria cocos, Chinese yam, lotus seeds (or codonopsis pilosula) and Euryale ferox seeds (or coix seed), which is the best medicinal diet for food supplement and can help regulate the immune system. Strengthening the body, reducing swelling and diuresis, and caring skin are suitable for people with weak intestinal function. Nursing care of parturient and postoperative patients. Cooking with corn rich in starch and fiber can also help digestion.
Shen Si soup
Ingredients: 250g of pig intestines, 30g of coix seed, 30g of lotus seeds (or codonopsis pilosula), 20g of gordon euryales, 5g of poria cocos10g, 5g of salt, 0g of flour100g, and 0/5ml of rice wine/kloc-0.
Exercise:
1. Rinse the pig's small intestine repeatedly with clear water for later use.
2. Boil the pig small intestine in boiling water for 2 minutes to remove fishy smell, remove it and rinse it with cold water to remove foreign body foam.
3. Then put clean water in the pot again, cook the pig small intestine for 10 minute, then turn off the fire and cover it for 15 minute, then take it out and cool it slightly, and cut it into 3cm long inclined sections with scissors.
4. Then wash Coicis Semen, Lotus Seeds (or Codonopsis pilosula), Euryale Semen and Poria with clear water, put them into a pot, pour a proper amount of clear water (about 1000ml), boil them with strong fire, put them into the small intestine of pigs, and continue to cook them with low fire for 30 minutes.
5. Finally, add salt and rice wine to serve.
Tip: When cleaning the pig's small intestine, you can use chopsticks to pierce the pig's small intestine, turn the pig's small intestine over, wash the inner wall of the pig's small intestine to remove excess oil, and then put it in flour for repeated scraping to remove the mucus on the surface.
Allusions to the Origin of Shen Si Soup
According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, four courtiers who waited on him fell ill one after another because of working day and night, and ships and cars ran around. Faced with this situation, even physicians are at a loss. So Emperor Qianlong ordered the local county magistrate to post a list for medical treatment. Soon, a monk came to reveal the list After taking the pulse, he prescribed the prescription of "lotus seeds, gorgon fruit, yam and poria cocos stewed pork belly in the same amount" and declared that "four ministers, it's done!" .
After the four great men surrendered to this prescription, they really recovered immediately. Since then, every official has been on a southern tour, cooking food with this side to promote health. Over time, this convenience was widely circulated among the people in the name of "Four Ministers Soup". When this recipe spread to Taiwan Province Province, it was not clear about the origin of "Sishen Decoction", and the Taiwanese pronunciation of "minister" and "Shen" was the same, so it became "Sishen Decoction".