People love to suffer from depression in the cold winter, but they are easily upset and irritable in the midsummer, showing the symptoms of intense liver fire, such as jealousy, bitter mouth and dry mouth, discomfort of costal muscles, oppression under the chest, and short temper, red tongue with yellow fur, Huang Chi urine and dry stool. Pork belly chicken bone soup is a famous folk soup in southern China, which is suitable for drinking in summer when the liver is strong and you like to lose your temper. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, soothing the liver and calming the nerves.
Specifically, take 30g of Abrus cantoniensis, pork 1 strip, 30g of lotus seeds, 30g of fried coix seed, 300g of dried tangerine peel 1 slice, 300g of lean meat, 3 candied dates and 3-5 slices of ginger. Cleaning Abrus cantoniensis; Wash the pig horizontally, cut it into finger-sized pieces, cut the lean meat into pieces, and blanch it together for later use; Stir-frying Coicis Semen in an iron pan; Dried tangerine peel and candied dates are slightly soaked; Slice ginger. Put all the ingredients into the soup pot, add water and bring to a boil. Then turn off the fire for 40 minutes to taste, and eat meat with soup.
Abrus cantonensis is the whole grass with roots of Acacia kwangtungensis, which is sold in many markets. It is cold in nature and sweet in taste, belonging to the liver and stomach meridian, and has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, soothing the liver and relieving pain. Lingnan Materia Medica records that it can "clear away heat and relieve depression, soothe the liver and spleen" and is often used to treat damp-heat syndrome of liver meridian such as jaundice, hepatitis, mammary abscess and damp-heat arthralgia. The belly of a pig is the spleen of a pig. It tastes sweet, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, helping digestion, dispelling liver fire, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Stir-fried barley with lotus seeds can strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote diuresis and relax tendons. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that excessive venting of the qi of liver and wood will affect the function of spleen and soil and hinder its function of transporting water and dampness. Spleen and stomach are the hinge of the ascending and descending of viscera and qi, and the harmony of spleen and stomach contributes to the spread of liver qi. Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness, and promotes qi and diuresis. Jujube is sweet and flat, which can soothe the liver and strengthen the stomach, moisten dryness and soothe the nerves, and relieve insomnia.
Abrus cantoniensis and Zhuheng decoction are combined to clear liver-fire and protect spleen and stomach at the same time, which is suitable for hypochondriac pain, irritability, loss of appetite and other symptoms, and can also be used for clearing liver-heat for the general population. ▲