Angelica & Water Chestnut Congee

GynecologyMenstrual irregularityQi & blood deficiencyPorridge

Ingredients

  • Angelica (danggui) 10 g
  • Water chestnut (mati) 100 g
  • Soaked rice 150 g

Principle

Angelica nourishes and moves blood and regulates menstruation; water chestnut clears heat and promotes fluids. With rice as congee—tonify blood, move blood, regulate menses, with mild heat-clearing (syndrome differentiation required).

Effects & uses

Adjunct for irregular menses or amenorrhea with abdominal pain in blood-deficiency patterns (syndrome differentiation required).

Method

  1. Peel and cube water chestnut; rinse angelica.
  2. Simmer angelica in boiling water 15 minutes, remove; add rice until soft; add water chestnut 10 minutes more.

How to use

  • Eat warm.

Caution

Avoid if spleen deficiency with dampness or loose stools (angelica moistens intestines). Use cautiously in pregnancy. Food-care only.

Source

CNKI reading, Angelica–water chestnut congee. To be manually verified.

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