Radix Pseudostellariae, dried root tuber of Dianthus caryophyllus. Also known as "children's ginseng", it means that "prince" can't eat bad, or children can't eat bad. It is a common medicinal material for health preservation in autumn. Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat cough due to lung deficiency, anorexia due to spleen deficiency, palpitation and spontaneous sweating, mental fatigue, etc. The New Theory of Materia Medica also thinks that it can "greatly replenish vitality". Modern medicine believes that it is rich in saponins, fructose and so on. , and has anti-aging, anti-fatigue, and enhance the body's resistance.
1, the efficacy and function of Radix Pseudostellariae
Pseudostellaria heterophylla is a member of ginseng family, which is widely planted in southern China and has high medicinal and edible value. As the rhizome of herbs, Pseudostellaria heterophylla is mainly used for invigorating spleen and lung, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production, treating weakness, disharmony between spleen and stomach, deficiency of stomach yin and so on. It can also be supplemented with food, which is not only balanced in nutrition, but also effective in treating various diseases. It is the most familiar medicinal material.
Efficacy and function of Radix Pseudostellariae: invigorating spleen and lung, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production. Treat cough due to lung deficiency, anorexia due to spleen deficiency, palpitation, edema, thirst quenching, and mental fatigue. It is used for anorexia and fatigue caused by spleen-qi weakness and stomach yin deficiency. Can benefit the temper and nourish the stomach yin. However, it is not as powerful as Dangshen. It is used for treating lung deficiency, dry cough, palpitation, insomnia, hyperhidrosis and other symptoms caused by qi deficiency and body fluid injury. It can replenish qi and promote fluid production. However, its power of invigorating qi, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production is weaker than that of American ginseng.
Pseudostellaria heterophylla has the function of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, and can be used to treat symptoms such as shortness of breath, laziness, mental fatigue, inactivity and hyperhidrosis, red complexion, night sweat, vexation, dry mouth and throat. The general dosage is 10-30g per day, and a large dosage of 60g is enough.
2. How to eat Radix Pseudostellariae
1, Huangqi Dazao Taizishen Decoction
Materials: Radix Astragali 15g, 7 red dates, Radix Pseudostellariae 10g.
Practice: decoct Radix Astragali, Fructus Jujubae and Radix Pseudostellariae in water for 30 minutes, and make tea for children on an empty stomach every night before going to bed or early in the morning.
Efficacy: This soup has the effect of tonifying lung and strengthening spleen, and is suitable for children with repeated colds.
2. Stewed frog with Radix Pseudostellariae
Ingredients: 350g frog, 50g lean meat, 50g radix Pseudostellariae, 0g medlar10g ginger10g broth, 700g clear soup.
Practice: after the frog is slaughtered, chop it into water, cut the lean meat into diced beans and soak it in water, soak the radix Pseudostellariae in clear water, and slice the ginger for later use. Put a clean pot on the fire, add clear soup, ginger slices, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Lycium barbarum, lean meat and frog, boil over high fire and stew for 30 minutes to taste.
Efficacy: Pseudostellaria heterophylla contains a variety of amino acids, fruit acids, starch, vitamins and saponins, which can eliminate edema, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and has a certain therapeutic effect on physical weakness after palpitation and spontaneous sweating.
3. Stewed chicken with Radix Pseudostellariae
Ingredients: 8 grams of Pseudostellaria heterophylla, 250 grams of Chai chicken, and proper amount of salt, onion, ginger and cooking wine.
Practice: Cut the chicken into pieces, blanch it in boiling water, and then pour out the water. Add onion, ginger and cooking wine to Chai Chicken and Pseudostellaria heterophylla, add water and stew for about 2 hours, add salt and cook for a few minutes until cooked.
Efficacy: nourishing yin and tonifying deficiency, warming middle warmer and benefiting qi. It is especially suitable for women to nourish and recuperate postpartum weakness in autumn and winter.
4. Pseudostellaria heterophylla Tremella
Ingredients: Tremella fuciformis 15g, Radix Pseudostellariae 25g, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Practice: Soak the tremella, wash it, wrap the Pseudostellaria heterophylla in cloth, stew the rock sugar with water until the silver is cooked, and put it in a medicine bag for drinking, daily 1 dose.
Efficacy: benefiting qi and nourishing yin, calming the heart and calming the nerves, suitable for palpitation and shortness of breath.
5. Baihe Shuangshen Decoction
Ingredients: Lily, Pseudostellaria heterophylla 25g each, Glehnia littoralis 20g, maltose 50g.
Practice: Wrap Er Shen in cloth, decoct with lily water to get juice, remove the medicine bag, add maltose and mix well.
Efficacy: benefiting qi and stopping sweating, suitable for spontaneous sweating, physical weakness, shortness of breath, thirst and so on caused by qi deficiency.
6, Pseudostellaria heterophylla Dendrobium porridge
Materials: Pseudostellaria heterophylla10g, Dendrobium nobile15g, and rice100g.
Practice: Radix Pseudostellariae and Herba Dendrobii are boiled in water to get juice, and rice is added to make porridge twice a day.
Efficacy: benefiting qi and nourishing yin, suitable for cough, shortness of breath, lung dryness and cough, and physical weakness after illness.
3. Nutritional value of Pseudostellaria heterophylla
Contains Radix Pseudostellariae polysaccharide, various amino acids and trace elements.
4. Acquisition and storage of Pseudostellaria heterophylla
The dried root tuber of Pseudostellaria heterophylla is slender strip or spindle-shaped, about 2-6 cm long and about 3-6 mm in diameter. The surface is yellowish white and translucent, with fine wrinkles and sunken fibrous root marks. The root is blunt and round, often with residual stem marks on it, and the lower end is tapered in a rat's tail shape. Brittle and easy to break, the section is yellow and white, and the section directly dried is white, powdery, slightly gaseous and slightly sweet, with fat, yellow and white rootless as the best. Store in a cool and dry place, sealed and moth-proof.
5. Side effects of Radix Pseudostellariae
The general dosage of Pseudostellaria heterophylla is 10-30g/ day, and 60g can be used in large dosage. This product has no obvious side effects, but it does not need to exceed 60g to avoid wasting medicinal materials.
6. Traditional Chinese medicine formula of Radix Pseudostellariae
1, spontaneous perspiration: radix Pseudostellariae 9g, floating wheat 15g. Decoct with water.
2. Infantile sweating: 9g of Radix Pseudostellariae, 5 g of floating wheat/kloc-0, and 0 piece of jujube/kloc-0. Decoct with water.
3. Palpitation: Radix Pseudostellariae 9g, Radix Adenophorae 9g, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae 9g, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis 9g. Decoct with water, one dose a day.
4. Cough due to lung deficiency: Radix Pseudostellariae 15g, Radix Ophiopogonis 12g, and Radix Glycyrrhizae 6g. Decoct with water.
5, neurasthenia: Pseudostellaria heterophylla 15g, peach kernel, wild jujube seed, polygala tenuifolia, roasted licorice root 9g each. Decoct.
6, Yiqi Gushen: Pseudostellaria heterophylla 15 to 18g, put in a bowl, add yellow wine, brown sugar, and steam the juice. Take orally three times a day, one dose a day. Can be used for treating labor injury, mental fatigue, anorexia, and weak pulse.
7, moistening dryness and tonifying deficiency: 9g of Radix Pseudostellariae, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati. Decoct with water. After treatment, it can treat weakness, body fluid injury and dry mouth.