Can Gastrodia elata cure insomnia? How to take it

The increase in life and work pressure has caused more and more people to suffer from insomnia. Insomnia not only has a great harm to health, but more importantly, it will greatly affect a person's mental state. Many people become listless because of insomnia, which greatly affects the quality of life and work efficiency. Fortunately, there are some foods that can help treat insomnia, such as Gastrodia elata.

Chicken stewed with Gastrodia elata and Panax notoginseng

Ingredients: Gastrodia elata, Panax notoginseng, old hen, wolfberry, ginger slices.

practice:

1. Kill the old hen, clean it, add a little sugar to Gastrodia elata and Panax notoginseng, soak them until soft, and wash the wolfberries.

2. Bring the water to a boil, add a small amount of cooking wine, put the chicken into the pot and cook for a few minutes to remove the blood. Remove from the water and rinse thoroughly.

3. Cut Gastrodia elata and Panax notoginseng into thin slices, take about 5 slices each, put all the ingredients into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour.

Efficacy: Suitable for insomnia caused by neurasthenia, dizziness, migraine, etc.

Fresh Gastrodia elata rice porridge

Ingredients: 100g fresh Gastrodia elata, 50g rock sugar, 14 dates, 200g polished rice.

Preparation method: Wash the Gastrodia elata and cut it into small pieces. Wash the polished round-grained rice and jujube, put them into a pot at the same time, add appropriate amount of water, put the pot on high heat and bring to a boil, then switch to low heat and simmer until the rice is soft and becomes porridge. Add rock sugar powder, stir evenly, and serve in a bowl.

Efficacy: The combination of jujube, rock sugar, gastrodia elata and glutinous rice has the effects of tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, clearing away heat and detoxifying, dispelling wind and calming the nerves.

Gastrodia elata chicken congee

Ingredients: 5 grams of Gastrodia elata, 100 grams of polished rice, 25 grams of chicken, 50 grams each of bamboo shoots and carrots, 1 mushroom and 1 taro each, and appropriate amounts of soy sauce, cooking wine, and sugar.

practice:

1. Soak the Gastrodia elata for about 1 hour to soften it, then chop it into small pieces.

2. Chop the chicken into small pieces, wash the bamboo shoots and carrots, cut into small slices, peel the taro, wash the soaked shiitake mushrooms, and cut into thin strips.

3. Wash the japonica rice and put it into the pot, then add the gastrodia elata and chopped chicken, bamboo shoots and carrot slices, mushrooms and taro shreds, boil for a while, add appropriate amount of soy sauce, cooking wine, and sugar, and use low heat to cook until it becomes thick rice.

Effect: Strengthens the brain and body, calms and promotes sleep. It can cure dizziness, insomnia, dreaminess, forgetfulness and other symptoms.