Red peony root promotes blood circulation and reduces swelling; a diet rich in beans and poultry: a powerful blood-activating recipe that cools the blood, relieves pain, nourishes yin, and reduces fat.
Red Peony Root and Pea Soup. Ingredients: 10g red peony root, 300g peas, 10g cooking wine, 3g salt, 2g MSG, 2g ginger, 10g scallions, 15g sesame oil. Preparation: 1. Wash the red peony root, soak it thoroughly, and slice it thinly; wash the peas and remove impurities; crush the ginger and cut the scallions into sections. 2. Place the red peony root, peas, ginger, scallions, and cooking wine in a stew pot, add 1800ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 35 minutes. Add salt, MSG, and sesame oil before serving. Efficacy: Removes blood stasis, relieves pain, cools the blood, reduces swelling, and aids in weight loss. Suitable for amenorrhea due to blood stasis, hernia, abdominal pain, red eyes, carbuncles, obesity, etc. Consumption: Once daily, eat 50g of peas and drink the soup. Serve as a side dish.
Red Peony Root and Mung Bean Stew. Ingredients: 15g red peony root, 300g mung beans, 10g cooking wine, 3g salt, 2g MSG, 5g ginger, 10g scallions, 15g sesame oil. Preparation: 1. Soak red peony root in water for 12 hours, then slice. Wash mung beans to remove impurities. Slice ginger and cut scallions into sections. 2. Place red peony root, mung beans, ginger, scallions, and cooking wine in a stew pot, add 1800ml water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 35 minutes. Add salt, MSG, and sesame oil before serving. Efficacy: Promotes blood circulation, reduces swelling, cools the blood, and aids weight loss. Suitable for blood stasis, amenorrhea, abdominal pain, obesity, etc. Consumption: Once daily, eat 50g of mung beans and drink the soup. Serve as a side dish.
Red Peony Root Stewed Rabbit Meat. Ingredients: 15g red peony root, 300g rabbit meat, 10g cooking wine, 5g ginger, 10g scallions, 3g salt, 2g MSG, 15g sesame oil. Preparation: 1. Soak red peony root for 12 hours, wash and slice thinly; wash rabbit meat and cut into 2cm wide and 4cm long pieces; slice ginger and cut scallions into sections. 2. Place red peony root, rabbit meat, ginger, scallions, and cooking wine in a stew pot, add 1800ml water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 35 minutes. Add salt, MSG, and sesame oil before serving. Efficacy: Promotes blood circulation, relieves pain, cools the blood, and aids weight loss. Suitable for blood stasis, amenorrhea, diabetes, vomiting due to stomach heat, obesity, etc. Consumption: Once daily, eat 50g of rabbit meat and drink the soup. Serve as a side dish or on its own.
Stewed Black-boned Chicken with Red Peony Root. Ingredients: 10g red peony root, 1 black-boned chicken (500g), 10g cooking wine, 5g ginger, 10g scallions, 3g salt, 2g MSG, 3g white pepper. Preparation: 1. Soak the red peony root for 12 hours and slice it; after slaughtering the black-boned chicken, remove feathers, internal organs, and claws; crush the ginger and cut the scallions into sections. 2. Place the red peony root, black-boned chicken, ginger, scallions, and cooking wine in a stew pot, add 2800ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 35 minutes. Add salt, MSG, and white pepper before serving. Efficacy: Removes blood stasis, cools the blood and reduces swelling, nourishes yin and reduces fever, reduces fat and promotes weight loss. Suitable for blood stasis, swelling and pain, weakness, bone steaming emaciation, diabetes, leukorrhea, obesity, etc. Consumption: Once daily, eat 50g of black-boned chicken and drink the soup each time. Serve as a side dish.
Red Peony Root Stewed with Mallard Duck. Ingredients: 10g red peony root, 1 mallard duck (1000g), 10g cooking wine, 5g ginger, 10g scallions, 4g salt, 3g MSG, 3g white pepper. Preparation: 1. Wash the red peony root, soak for 12 hours, and slice thinly; after slaughtering the duck, remove feathers, internal organs, and claws; crush the ginger and cut the scallions into sections. 2. Place the red peony root, mallard duck meat, ginger, scallions, and cooking wine in a stew pot, add 2800ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 35 minutes. Add salt and MSG before serving. Efficacy: Promotes blood circulation, relieves pain, diuresis, reduces swelling, and aids weight loss. Suitable for edema, blood stasis, obesity, etc. Dosage: 50g once daily, with soup. Serve as a side dish.
Stewed Pigeon with Red Peony Root. Ingredients: 10g red peony root, 300g pigeon meat, 5g ginger, 10g scallions, 10g cooking wine, 3g salt, 2g MSG, 15g sesame oil. Preparation: 1. Soak the red peony root until soft, slice thinly, and wash. Wash the pigeon meat and cut into 2cm wide and 3cm long pieces. Slice the ginger and cut the scallions into sections. 2. Place the red peony root, pigeon meat, cooking wine, ginger, and scallions in a stew pot, add 2800ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 25 minutes. Add salt, MSG, and sesame oil before serving. Efficacy: Promotes blood circulation, reduces swelling, tonifies the kidneys, and aids weight loss. Suitable for blood stasis, weakness, thirst, chronic malaria, amenorrhea due to blood deficiency, scabies, obesity, etc. Consumption: Once daily, eat 30-50g of pigeon meat and drink the soup. Serve with meals or on its own.
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