Lily flower soup cures insomnia

According to Oriental medicine, the flower is neutral, sweet and slightly bitter, has the effect of moistening the lungs, stopping coughs, replenishing the middle, benefiting the qi, clearing the mind and calming the nerves.

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Lily + pork: 30g lily, 30g lotus seeds, 250g lean pork, enough spices. Wash the lily flowers, blanch in boiling water, drain, cut into strips. Cut the lean pork into pieces. Wash the lotus seeds. Put the lotus seeds and pork in to stew, when cooked, add the lily flowers and stew together until tender, add enough spices, divide into portions to eat during the day to cure insomnia.

Lily flower + honey: 60 - 90g fresh lily, 1 - 2 spoons honey, cooked, eat before going to bed. Or 20g lily flower, 50ml wine. Boil both ingredients in a double boiler, drink warm once in the evening. Uses: Moisten lungs, clear heat, calm the mind, used for cases of insomnia accompanied by a feeling of heat in the hands and feet, restlessness in the chest and abdomen, constipation, night sweats.

Astragalus root + lily: 15g Astragalus root, 15g lily, 60g rice. Wash Astragalus root, boil thoroughly to get the water and discard the residue, add rice and simmer until porridge is done. When it is almost done, add lily, simmer for a while longer and eat in the evening. Uses: Clears the heart and moistens the lungs, relieves depression and calms the mind, used for cases of insomnia due to psychological weakness.

Or 60g of lily flower, 60g of Chinese clematis. Dry and grind both into powder, take 6g with wine every night before going to bed. Uses: Clears heat, moistens the lungs, relieves depression, and calms the mind.

Pig blood + lily: 30g fresh lily, 100g pig blood, 250g tofu, 15g sesame, 15g crushed garlic, 2g pepper, broth and enough spices. Wash the lily, trim the petals, blanch in boiling water then remove and soak in cold water for 1 hour. Boil the tofu and pig blood, cut into pieces. Boil the broth then add lily, tofu, pig blood, sesame and crushed garlic, add enough spices, simmer for a while and use as a daily soup. Uses: Nourishes the heart and blood, clears the lungs, calms the mind.

Chicken eggs + lilies: 35g fresh lilies, 4 chicken eggs, 35g onions, vegetable oil and enough spices. Wash the lilies, blanch in boiling water, drain, cut into strips; crack the eggs into a bowl, beat well, add enough spices; wash and chop onions. Put oil in a pan, heat over high heat, add lilies and stir-fry, then add eggs and onions, simmer until cooked, eat hot. Uses: Clear the lungs and stop coughing, moisten and nourish the skin.

Crucian carp + lily: 25g fresh lily, 2 crucian carp (500g), vegetable oil, fresh ginger, wine and spices to taste. Trim the lily petals and wash them. Clean the crucian carp, remove the organs. Heat vegetable oil in a pan until hot, then add the crucian carp and fry it, then add enough water, add lily flowers and spices and simmer until cooked, eat hot. Uses: Strengthens the spleen, benefits qi, clears the mind and calms the spirit.

In addition, insomniacs can use: 15g of lily, 15g of sour jujube seed, 9g of polygonum multiflorum, decoct and drink. Or 15g of lily, 6g of trichosanthes root, decoct and drink.

Lily also has other names such as wild garlic, kheo ma (Tay), kip pa (Thai), ca ngai worm (Dao). It is a grass, 0.5 - 1m high. The bulb is large and white, perennial. The leaves grow alternately, lanceolate, with entire edges. The inflorescence grows at the tip of the branch, consisting of 3 - 5 large, white trumpet-shaped flowers. The fruit is a 3-chambered capsule with many small seeds. The plant grows wild in grasslands and on the banks of fields in high mountainous areas.

According to AloBacsi.vn