Being an emperor for 60 years and living to 89 years old is a miracle in China's history, which is inseparable from his emphasis on health preservation, and drinking various longevity medicinal liquor is one of his main methods of health preservation. According to the medical record of Qianlong in, Emperor Qianlong's favorite health medicinal liquor was turtle wine and Songling Taiping Spring wine. The former can cure diseases, strengthen yang, tonify kidney, replenish qi and strengthen the body, while the latter is a good medicine for promoting blood circulation, strengthening spleen and calming nerves. Although the medicinal properties of the two medicinal liquors seem to be different, coincidentally, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Radix Angelicae Sinensis appear in dozens of Chinese medicinal ingredients contained in these two medicinal liquors.

So, is there anything particular about the collocation of Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Angelicae Sinensis? Rehmannia glutinosa is sweet in taste and warm in nature. It can nourish yin, tonify kidney and replenish essence, and is mainly used to treat sallow complexion, dizziness and palpitation caused by blood deficiency. The waist and knees of kidney essence deficiency are sore, dizzy and pale; Liver yin deficiency, dry eyes, blurred vision. As a medicinal root, Angelica sinensis has the function of enriching blood, which is mainly used to treat irregular menstruation, dizziness due to blood deficiency and sores. Angelica sinensis is divided into three parts: head, body and tail. Each part contains different chemical components, so its pharmacological effects are different. Returning to the head can stop bleeding, returning to the body can nourish blood, and returning to the tail can promote blood circulation. Can be used in part or as a whole.

Ganlong loves to drink two kinds of medicinal liquor containing Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Angelicae Sinensis, because Chinese medicine believes that Yin and blood are homologous, and nourishing blood and nourishing yin should be carried out simultaneously. Angelica sinensis and Radix Rehmanniae have two advantages. First, the purpose of nourishing yin is achieved by enriching blood, and nourishing yin is one of the effective methods of enriching blood. Second, angelica itself has a very good function of promoting blood circulation, which can make up without stagnation. The combination of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Radix Angelicae Sinensis is far better than using only one medicine. Although it is also called female medicine because of the effect of enriching blood, it is equally important for men to promote blood circulation and enrich blood. Especially for the elderly, with the increase of age, deficiency of kidney yin, deficiency of kidney essence, dark consumption of qi and blood and dark consumption of semen should be supplemented in time.

Here, I recommend a medicated diet "cooked angelica mutton soup":

Ingredients: mutton 700g, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata 30g, Angelica sinensis15g, Astragalus membranaceus 30g, several Chinese dates and 3 slices of ginger.

Practice: After all the raw materials are prepared, cut the washed mutton into small pieces, blanch it with boiling water and remove the blood foam. The specific method is: put the prepared mutton slices into a pot filled with appropriate amount of water, then add ginger, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and Radix Astragali, and simmer for three hours, so that the effective components of traditional Chinese medicine can be fully dissolved in the soup. After three hours, add jujube, add appropriate amount of sugar, salt and monosodium glutamate, and simmer for 15 minutes. Eating prepared angelica mutton soup in autumn and winter can not only moisten dryness, but also strengthen yang.