Can Polygonatum be eaten raw?

Polygonatum sibiricum is a very nourishing Chinese medicinal material. It can be used as medicine and also for making soup. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and strengthening the spleen. Polygonatum sibiricum is not suitable for direct consumption or eating raw. It needs to be processed. Polygonatum sibiricum itself is a raw medicine. Direct consumption will have a certain stimulating effect on the human throat, which will cause discomfort in the throat area. Therefore, it is not recommended to be consumed directly.

Can Polygonatum be eaten directly?

Raw Polygonatum

It is not recommended to eat raw Polygonatum directly.

Because raw Polygonatum contains ingredients such as mucus, which can cause a numb feeling on the tongue when consumed raw, and can also cause irritation to the throat, direct consumption can cause throat discomfort, so it is generally not recommended to consume it directly.

Cooked Polygonatum

Cooked Polygonatum can be eaten directly, but it is not recommended to eat it directly.

After a certain amount of processing, the numbness of the tongue has been eliminated in cooked Polygonatum. From the taste point of view, it is okay to eat it directly. However, in general, it is not recommended to eat cooked Polygonatum directly. The main reasons are as follows:

1. Cooked Polygonatum odoratum is a tonic medicinal material. Its medicinal effects are difficult to absorb if it is chewed directly. Generally speaking, its medicinal ingredients are more easily precipitated after being simmered in a decoction, easier to be absorbed by the human body, and the effect will be faster.

2. Cooked Polygonatum is sticky and sweet, and is not easy to be digested by the human body. Taking it directly will hinder the digestion of the spleen and stomach, and may even cause uncomfortable symptoms such as abdominal distension and loose stools.

How to eat fresh Polygonatum

Polygonatum odoratum porridge

Ingredients: 30 grams of fresh Polygonatum, 100 grams of polished rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

practice:

1. Wash the Polygonatum, cut into slices and put into a casserole.

2. Add appropriate amount of water, simmer for 30 minutes on low heat, remove the residue and keep the soup.

3. Then pour in the glutinous rice and cook until the porridge is thick, then add rock sugar.

4. Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes.

Efficacy: Nourishes Qi and Yin, strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach.

Fried Polygonatum odoratum with rock sugar

Ingredients: 30 grams each of fresh Polygonatum and rock sugar.

practice:

1. Wash the fresh Polygonatum odoratum and cut into small pieces.

2. Put the Polygonatum sibiricum and rock sugar into the pot and add appropriate amount of water.

3. Simmer for about 30 minutes.

4. Take 1 dose per day, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Efficacy: Mainly used to treat yin deficiency fever, cough and hemoptysis, etc.

How to eat cooked Polygonatum

Steamed Chicken with Polygonatum

Ingredients: 20 grams of Polygonatum sibiricum, 10 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and Chinese yam, 500 grams of young chicken; appropriate amounts of ginger, onion and salt.

practice:

1. Cut the chicken into pieces and blanch to remove the blood.

2. Then put it into the stewing pot and add Polygonatum sibiricum, Codonopsis pilosula, yam, ginger, etc.

3. Then put it into the steamer.

4. Steam over high heat for about 1 hour.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and stomach, warms and replenishes qi and blood.

Huangjing wine

Ingredients: 80 grams of Polygonatum sibiricum and 2000 ml of white wine.

Preparation method:

1. Wash the Polygonatum sibiricum, slice it, and dry the surface moisture.

2. Then put the Polygonatum odoratum into a clean gauze bag and seal it.

3. Put the gauze bag into the wine jar and pour in the white wine.

4. Seal, shake well, and soak for about one month.

5. Drink 15-20 ml each time, twice a day.

Efficacy: Nourishes the lungs and spleen, nourishes the kidneys and improves essence.

How much is the appropriate amount of Polygonatum to eat every day

30-60 grams of fresh Polygonatum sibiricum and 10-30 grams of cooked Polygonatum sibiricum.

Generally, fresh Polygonatum sibiricum is not used as medicine, but only for health care. The general dosage is 30-60 grams a day, while the medicinal dosage of cooked Polygonatum sibiricum is 10-30 grams. Because Polygonatum sibiricum is a nourishing Chinese medicinal material and is relatively sticky, if taken too much, it may hinder the normal functioning of the spleen and stomach, leading to indigestion, abdominal distension, loose stools and other discomforts.