Can Gastrodia elata cure migraine?

Gastrodia elata is a widely used Chinese medicinal material. For the human body, it has the effects of lowering blood pressure, calming the nerves and relieving pain, so Gastrodia elata can treat migraines. However, if you want to achieve a good therapeutic effect, patients need to consume it in the correct way. For example, stewed chicken with Gastrodia elata, steamed pig brain with Gastrodia elata, carp with Gastrodia elata, etc. are all effective dietary therapy methods for treating migraine.

1. Gastrodia elata stewed chicken

Ingredients: 1 chicken (500 g), 10 g Gastrodia elata, and appropriate seasoning.

Preparation method:

1. After slaughtering the chicken, remove the hair and internal organs and wash it.

2. Wash and slice the Gastrodia elata.

3. Place Gastrodia elata in the chicken's belly, add water to the pot and stew the chicken until it is well-cooked, add seasonings and serve.

Benefits: Relieve and treat migraines.

2. Steamed Pig Brain with Gastrodia

Recipe: 10 grams of Gastrodia elata, 2 pig brains, 5 grams of ginger, 10 grams of garlic, 5 grams of green onion, 5 grams of salt, 5 grams of Shaoxing wine, and 200 ml of chicken soup.

Production:

1. Grind the Gastrodia elata into fine powder. 9. Remove the red glands and membranes from the pig brain and wash it. Wash and slice the ginger and garlic, and cut the green onions into flowers.

2. Place the pig brain in a steaming pot and add Gastrodia elata powder, salt, ginger, onion, garlic and chicken broth.

3. Place the steaming pot containing the pig brain in the steamer and steam it over high heat for 35 minutes.

How to eat: Take 1 pig brain once a day.

Benefits: Relieve and treat migraines.

3. Gastrodia elata carp

Ingredients: 25 grams of Gastrodia elata, 10 grams of Chuanxiong, 10 grams of Poria cocos, 1 fresh carp (1.5 kg), appropriate amounts of soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, MSG, sugar, pepper, sesame oil, onion, ginger, and water bean powder.

Preparation method:

1. Remove the scales, gills and internal organs of the fresh carp, wash and put into a basin, cut the Chuanxiong and Poria into large pieces, soak them in the second rice water, then soak the Gastrodia elata in the rice water that has been soaked with Chuanxiong and Poria elata for 4-6 hours, remove the Gastrodia elata and place it on the rice and steam it thoroughly. Cut into slices and set aside.

2. Put the Gastrodia elata slices into the fish head and belly, place in a basin, then add onion and ginger, add appropriate amount of water, and steam for about 30 minutes.

3. After steaming the fish, pick out the onion and ginger, and boil water bean starch soup, sugar, salt, MSG, pepper and sesame oil to thicken, then pour it on the Gastrodia elata fish.

Effect: Relieve and treat migraine