What are the uses of peony flowers?

Flowers of Paeonia suffruticosa of Ranunculaceae.

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Flat in nature and bitter in taste; Human liver and meridians.

The main function is to regulate menstruation and promote blood circulation. Indications: Irregular menstruation, menstrual abdominal pain and amenorrhea.

Nutritive component Peony mainly contains astragaloside IV, and also contains peony glycoside, horseshoe-Tianzhu glycoside and other substances.

food therapy

1. Regulating menstruation and relieving pain Peony flower is flat in nature, affecting the liver and spleen, regulating qi, dredging the liver meridian, eliminating dampness and benefiting the source of blood biochemistry, so it can regulate women's menstrual blood and stop menstrual abdominal pain.

2. Peony flower can also dredge meridians and facilitate joints, and is often used as an auxiliary treatment food for women's joint pain, unfavorable flexion and extension, amenorrhea and abdominal pain.

Healthy diet

1. peony porridge peony (dry)15g, 50g of japonica rice. Grinding peony flower into fine powder, and cleaning japonica rice; Add water to the pot and fry the japonica rice into porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add peony flowers and stir well. Three times a day for seven days. This porridge has the effect of dredging channels and removing blood stasis, and is suitable for amenorrhea women.

2. Peony sliced fish 1 fresh peony flower, 250g fresh pepper fish, chicken soup, egg white, ginger and onion. Soak fresh mandarin fish in cold water for 1 ~ 2 hours, take it out and dry it, cut it into 3 cm long sections, cut it into thin slices, put it in a bowl, add refined salt, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, egg white and wet starch, mix well and size it; Put the frying spoon on the fire, add lard, and when it is heated to 50%, slide the fish into the frying spoon one by one, then pour into the colander, control the oil, wash the peony flower and dry it, put it in a plate, heat the frying spoon with bottom oil, add onion and ginger to stir-fry until fragrant, and pour chicken soup, refined salt monosodium glutamate, pepper, cooking wine and wet starch into the dilute juice; When the juice bursts, pour the fish fillets and peony petals into a frying spoon, stir-fry a few times, drizzle with chicken oil and serve on a plate. This case has the effects of invigorating qi and blood, strengthening spleen and nourishing stomach, and is suitable for women. Irregular menstruation, menstrual abdominal pain, exhaustion to win thinness, diarrhea due to intestinal wind, etc.

3. Fried chicken strips with peony flowers 1 peony flowers, 200g of raw chicken breast, 50 pieces of vegetables, and appropriate amount of ginger, onion and garlic. Wash peony flowers and cut into thick strips; Remove the old skin and tendons from the chicken breast, cut it into strips with a knife, put it in a bowl, add refined salt monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, egg white and wet starch, and mix well for sizing; Shred coriander, onion, ginger and garlic respectively; Mix refined salt and monosodium glutamate in another bowl. Cooking wine, vinegar, pepper

Mixing flour, chicken soup and wet starch into thick juice; Heat the frying spoon, drain the oil, and when it is ripe, pour out the chicken strips with chopsticks and spread them evenly, and pour them into the colander to control the oil; Leave a little oil in the frying spoon and add onions. Stir-fry ginger to make it fragrant and pour chicken strips. Stir-fry coriander and mixed sauce a few times, put in a plate and sprinkle with peony flowers. This dish has the effects of promoting blood circulation, regulating menstruation, nourishing essence and tonifying deficiency, and is suitable for women with irregular menstruation, menstrual abdominal pain, weakness of qi and blood and physical weakness after illness.

4. Two peony flowers with nuclear tenderloin and 250g pork tenderloin. Wash peony flowers and shred them; Pork tenderloin is cut into 3 cm long filaments; Use salt. Mix a little monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, chicken soup and wet starch into juice; Heat a frying spoon, add lard, when it is 50% hot, add shredded tenderloin, stir-fry and cook the juice; When the juice is thick, put the peony shreds, stir fry quickly, and plate. This dish has the effects of promoting blood circulation, nourishing yin, benefiting qi and moistening dryness, and is suitable for diseases such as weakness of qi and blood, physical weakness after illness, dry cough and malnutrition.

Note: women with large menstrual flow should eat carefully and should not eat too much at a time.