What are the ways to eat Tongcao?

The health of the mother is very important, especially during the confinement period. In addition to caring for the birth wound, the baby must also be provided with sufficient milk. If the milk supply is insufficient, the baby's nutrition will not keep up. Therefore, having sufficient breast milk is very good. However, some mothers will experience insufficient milk during the confinement period. So how can they produce milk the fastest? In fact, Tongcao is a very good medicinal material for lactation. So, what are the ways to eat Tongcao?

Boiling tongcao with pig's trotters or crucian carp has a good lactation-promoting effect. However, if the baby is too hungry to finish drinking breast milk, the remaining milk must be drained out in time to avoid blockage of the milk ducts and induce mastitis.

Ingredients

Main ingredients: 700g pig's trotter, 25g Tongcao, 25g Angelica dahurica, 25g Vaccaria, 25g Fangdang, 40g Angelica sinensis, 50g Beiqi, 30g Beiqi.

Accessories: Salt to taste

step

1. Wash and remove the hair from the pig's trotters, and blanch them in cold water to remove the blood;

2. Wash with cold water, drain and set aside;

3. Wash all the herbs, drain and set aside;

4. Put the medicinal materials and pig's trotters into the boiled water, and cook them in the rice cooker in soup mode for about two hours.

Ingredients

Main ingredients: 1 fresh crucian carp, 30 grams of black bean sprouts, and 3 grams of tongcao.

Auxiliary materials: appropriate amount of salt.

step

1. Remove the scales, gills and internal organs of the crucian carp and wash it; wash the black bean sprouts.

2. Put the pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water, put in the fish, simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, then add bean sprouts, tongcao, and salt. When the fish is cooked and the soup is ready, remove the bean sprouts and tongcao, and you can eat the fish and drink the soup.

The above is an introduction to the consumption methods of Tongcao. Tongcao is a common Chinese herbal medicine, so you can pair it with pig's feet or crucian carp to make soup, and you will get a good lactation diet. Some pregnant women with insufficient milk can ask their family members to use tongcao and the above foods to make a good milk-producing effect, and they no longer have to worry about the baby's food.