What is saffron medicinal food?

Saffron is a common Chinese medicinal material for nourishing blood and replenishing qi, especially in Tibet and other places. Saffron is red and can be used to make water, tea and medicinal food. It is a very good tonic for women. Saffron has many uses. It can mainly be used to regulate women's blood and qi. Medicinal diet is a very good method. Here we will introduce some medicinal diet conditioning methods that you can try.

1. Angelica and Polygala wine.

Ingredients: 150g each of whole angelica and polygala, 1500g of good sweet wine.

Preparation method: Chop the whole angelica into small pieces and mix them with polygala. Put them in a white cloth bag in a clean container, soak them in wine and seal them. It can be opened after 7 days, and the residue can be removed and set aside. Drink it warm every night, in any amount you want, without interruption. When the wine is used up, it shall be remade according to the law. Function: Promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation, and harmonize Qi and blood.

Function: Suitable for women with irregular menstruation or insufficient Qi and blood.

2. Black-bone chicken soup.

Ingredients: 1 black-bone chicken, 9 grams each of angelica, astragalus and poria.

Preparation method: Wash the chicken, remove the dirt, put the medicine into the chicken's belly and sew it up with thread, put it in a casserole and cook it, remove the residue, add seasoning and eat the meat and drink the soup, take it in 2-3 times. Take 1 dose a day before menstruation, 3-5 times in a row.

Function: Strengthens the spleen and nourishes the heart, replenishes Qi and nourishes blood. It is suitable for deficiency of Qi and blood resulting in scanty menstruation, light menstrual blood, dizziness, palpitations, sallow complexion, empty lower abdomen, pale red tongue and thin pulse.

Function: Mainly used to treat long-term infertility.

3. Safflower breeds eggs.

Ingredients: 1 egg, 1.5g saffron.

Preparation method: Take an egg, make a hole in it, put in 1.5g of saffron, stir well and steam until cooked. Start taking saffron pregnancy eggs the day after your period, eat one a day, and eat 9 in a row. Then wait until the next day of your next menstrual period to start taking the medicine again, and continue taking it for 3 to 4 menstrual cycles.

Function: Mainly used to treat infertility caused by Qi deficiency and blood stasis.

4. Return to the land and roast lamb.

Ingredients: 500 grams of mutton, 15 grams each of angelica and raw rehmannia, and 10 grams of dried ginger.

Preparation method: Wash the mutton, cut into pieces, put it in a casserole, add the washed medicine and appropriate amounts of soy sauce, salt, sugar, rice wine, and water, braise until the meat is tender, and it can be taken regularly.

Function: Warming the middle and replenishing deficiency, invigorating Qi and regulating blood. It is suitable for patients with Qi deficiency caused by heavy menstrual flow, pale color and weak quality menstruation, dull complexion, fatigue, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, pale tongue and weak pulse.

The article introduces the method of making saffron medicinal food. If you have saffron at home, you can prepare it according to the method introduced in the article. Of course, these are just some of the ways to use saffron. When you are making soups and medicines to nourish your body, you can add saffron for conditioning. For example, it can be added to chicken soup, old duck soup, bone soup, pig's trotter soup, etc.