Dosage and efficacy of Tiepi Fengdou

The officinalis is a popular health-preserving medicinal material nowadays. It can not only regulate the body and prolong life, but also prevent diseases and enhance physical fitness. It is very suitable for modern people to eat. Tiepi Fengdou is suitable for both men and women, and is suitable for making tea or stewing. But no matter who eats it and how they eat it, they must first understand the dosage and consumption taboos of Tiepi Maple Dou.

1. Dosage of Tiepi Fengdou

The daily dosage of Radix Notoginseng is 6-15g of decoction, and the dosage of fresh product should be doubled; or it can be made into pills, powder; or boiled into a paste. Fresh Tiepi Maple has strong ability to clear away heat and promote fluid production, and is suitable for those who suffer from heat-induced fluid damage; dried Tiepi Maple is suitable for those with stomach deficiency and yin damage caused by heat.

2. The efficacy of Tiepi Fengdou

The officinalis herb can nourish kidney yin and reduce false fire. It is suitable for symptoms such as blurred vision, weak muscles and bones, yin deficiency and excessive fire, bone steaming and fatigue fever caused by kidney yin deficiency. For those with kidney yin deficiency and blurred vision, it is often used together with wolfberry, rehmannia root, dodder seed and other products. For those with kidney yin deficiency and weak tendons and bones, it is often used together with rehmannia root, cornus officinalis, eucommia bark, Achyranthes bidentata and other products that can nourish the liver and kidney and strengthen the tendons and bones.

3. How to eat Tiepi Fengdou

1. Stewed Sheep Placenta with Radix Ophiopogonis and Radix Ophiopogonis

20 grams of Officinalis japonicus, 15 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus (available at Chinese medicine stores), 1 sheep placenta, and 3 slices of ginger. Wash the medicinal materials and soak them for a while; wash the sheep placenta, boil it in boiling water with ginger and tangerine peel for a while, and then wash it again (called "boiling water"). Put them together with ginger in a stewing pot, add 1000 ml (4 bowls) of cold boiled water, cover and stew for 3 hours. Add appropriate amount of salt when taking the medicine. It is advisable to take it twice a week for nourishing conditioning.

2. Stewed Partridge with American Ginseng, Iron-skinned Maple

10g each of American ginseng and officinal maple (available at Chinese medicine stores), 1 partridge, 200g of pork, and 3 slices of ginger. You can ask the seller to slaughter the partridge and blanch it for later use; wash each ingredient separately, put them into a stewing pot with ginger, add 1250 ml (5 bowls) of cold boiled water, cover and stew for 3 hours. Add salt before drinking.

3. Stewed Pork with Iron-skin Maple, Poria cocos, and Red Ginseng

25 grams of Officinalis japonica, 20 grams of Poria cocos, 10 grams of red ginseng (all available at Chinese medicine stores), 400 grams of lean pork, and 3 slices of ginger. Wash all ingredients separately, soak the medicinal materials for a while; chop the lean pork. Put them together with ginger into a stewing pot, add 1250 ml (5 bowls) of cold boiled water, cover and stew for 3 hours. Add appropriate amount of salt when drinking.