How to take safflower

Safflower is a plant with relatively high medicinal value and can also be used as a medicinal material. Of course, in addition to being used as medicine, safflower can also be used directly to make tea, or used to make foods such as black bean and safflower drink, salvia miltiorrhiza and safflower porridge, safflower wine, or peach red four-substance soup. No matter which kind of food it is, it has certain effects. Here are some tips on how to cook these four foods!

1. Black bean and safflower drink

Ingredients: 30 grams of black beans, 6 grams of safflower, 30 grams of brown sugar.

Method: Add appropriate amount of black beans and safflower to water, boil over high heat for 4 minutes, then simmer until the black beans are cooked. Remove the black beans and safflower, and add brown sugar to taste. Take 2 cups each time, 2 times a day.

Efficacy: Promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, relieve acute and acute pain.

2. Salvia miltiorrhiza and safflower porridge

Ingredients: 150g polished rice, 10g salvia miltiorrhiza, 6g safflower, 25g white sugar

Preparation method: Soak the salvia miltiorrhiza thoroughly and cut it into thin slices; wash the safflower and remove impurities; wash the polished rice clean. Then place the polished rice, salvia miltiorrhiza and safflower in an aluminum pot, add 800 ml of water and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 35 minutes over low heat until the porridge is ready, add sugar to taste.

Efficacy: This product has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and unblocking meridians. It is suitable for patients with coronary heart disease of blood stasis type.

3. Safflower wine

Ingredients: 200 grams of safflower, 1000 ml of low-alcohol wine, and appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Preparation method: Wash and dry the safflower, put it into a clean gauze bag together with brown sugar, seal the bag, put it into a wine jar, cover it and soak it for 7 days before drinking. It is recommended to drink it 1 to 2 times a day, 20 to 30 ml each time.

Efficacy: It has the functions of nourishing blood and skin, promoting blood circulation and dredging menstruation. It is suitable for women with blood deficiency, blood stasis, dysmenorrhea and other symptoms.

4. Peach Blossom Four Substances Soup

It is mainly composed of Chinese patent medicines such as Rehmannia glutinosa, safflower, angelica, white peony root, Chuanxiong, peach kernel and nourishing foods. The primary effect of Siwu Decoction is to replenish qi and blood and regulate the body. For women with menstrual disorders, it can regulate menstrual periods and treat problems such as blood deficiency.

Note: Before decocting this soup, all medicinal herbs and nourishing foods should be stir-fried until cooked. In addition, because it contains peach kernels, it is normal to bring forward your menstrual period after taking it, so there is no need to worry too much. However, do not consume in excess, just eat in moderation.