Diet Therapy
(1) Gruel of Astragalus and Cassia Twig
INGREDIENTS
Radix Astragali (Huangqi) 15g
Radix Paeoniae Alba (Baishaoyao), 10g
Cassia Twig, 10g
Ginger, 3 slice
Rice, 100g
Chinese-date (Fructus Ziziphus Jujubae), 5
PROCESS: Decoct Radix Astragali (Huangqi), Radix Paeoniae Alba (Baishaoyao), Cassia Twig and ginger in water, get the decoction and make gruel with rice, Chinese date for eating. This gruel has the function of nourishing yin and tonifying yang, tonifying qi and invigorating blood circulation and warmning meridian and dredging channel.
(2) Gruel of Astragalus with Meat
INGREDIENTS
Astragalus (Radix Astragali), 30g
Chinese-date (Fructus Ziziphus Jujubae), 10
Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), 10g
Fructus Lycii (Gouqizi), 10g
Lean meat (cut into slices), 100g
PROCESS: Make soup with all the above ingredients, season it with salt before eating.
(3) Rice Gruel with Four Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
Rhizoma Gastrodiae (Tianma) (cover with cloth), 9g
Fructus Lycii (Gouqizi), 15g
Chinese-date (Fructus Ziziphus Jujubae), 7
Ginseng, 3g
PROCESS: Decoct all the above ingredients in water until boiling, then boil over slow fire for above 20 minutes, then take Rhizoma Gastrodiae (Tianma) and date pit away, add 50-100g of polished round-grained rice to make gruel, twice a day. It’s applicable to hemiplegia after stroke, accompanied with hypertension.
(4) Castor Oil Drink
INGREDIENTS
Castor oil, 500ml
Yellow rice wine, 100ml
PROCEE Mix castor oil with yellow rice wine thoroughly for one day, take it with warm water for 15 ml, once a day. It’s applicable to hemiplegia.
(5) Chinese Olive and Curcumae Tuber Drink
Fresh Chinese olive, 500g
Curcumae tuber, 250g
Alum powder, 100g
White stiff silkworm, 100g
Honey, right amount
PROCESS: Smash the Chinese olive and grind white stiff silkworm into powder, then put them into a earthen pot and boil with 1000ml of water for one hour, then filter out the decoction, then add 500ml of water for decocting as before, then mix two decoction together over slow fire until the decoction evaporates to 500ml, add alum powder and honey before eating, take 10ml with warm water twice a day, in the morning and in the evening. It has the effect of extinguishing wind and resolving meridian, reducing phlegm and dissipating binds.
