Gastrodia elata stewed with pig brain, high nutritional value

Pig brain is the essence of the whole pig, and it contains a lot of calcium, iron and other trace elements needed by the human body. Although it cannot replenish the human brain, it is very nutritious. Gastrodia oil has the effect of lowering blood pressure and enhancing memory, so the effect of Gastrodia stewed with pig brain is indeed great.

Gastrodia elata

1. Analgesic effect: The Tianma injection made from Tianma has obvious analgesic effect on trigeminal neuralgia, vascular neurosis headache, cerebrovascular disease headache, toxic polyneuritis Tianma, etc. After clinical trials on more than 1,000 patients in some medical institutions, the effectiveness rate reached 90%.

2. Sedative effect: Some medical institutions use synthetic gastrodin (Gastrodin) to treat patients with neurasthenia and neurasthenia syndrome, with effective rates of 89.44% and 86.87% respectively. It can also inhibit the central nervous system excitatory effects caused by caffeine and enhance the sleep time effect of pentobarbital.

3. Anticonvulsant effect: Gastrodia elata has certain therapeutic effects on facial nerve convulsions, limb numbness, hemiplegia, epilepsy, etc. It can also relieve smooth muscle spasms, angina pectoris and biliary colic.

Pig Brain

[Nature and flavor and meridians] ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "sweet, cold, poisonous." ② "Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica": "non-toxic." Enters the heart, brain, liver, and kidney meridians.

[Effects and indications] Nourishes the kidneys and brain, nourishes the muscles and moisturizes the skin. Treats headache, dizziness, frostbite, chapped skin and headache.

[Usage and Dosage] Oral administration: 30-50 grams, decocted in water. For external use: mash and apply externally.

[Ancient Book Research] It comes from "Ming Yi Bie Lu".

[Related Prescriptions] ① Treating hemiplegia and headache: Steam pig brain marrow and hemp into a soup and drink it. (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica) ② Treat dizziness and tinnitus in the elderly: steam pig brain marrow, angelica sinensis, bellflower, and wolfberry together and drink the soup. (Sichuan Chinese Materia Medica) ③ Treat sores and promote flesh growth: Put a boar’s brain in a pot, soak it thoroughly in good aged vinegar, boil it over low heat until it becomes a plaster-like substance, take it out, spread it with a fine cloth, and apply it to the sore of different sizes. First wash the sore with millet water, apply the ointment for two or three days, peel it off and see that granulation tissue has grown inside. Then use millet water to boil and wash the sore, and apply it for another three to five days. The muscle will heal. (Pig brain paste from "Ulcers Encyclopedia")