Gastrodia Chicken Stew
Ingredients
- Gastrodia (tianma) 10g
- Chicken 200g
- Salt to taste
Principle
Gastrodia extinguishes liver wind and subdues liver yang—a key herb for vertigo and headache; chicken tonifies deficiency and benefits qi. Optional 10g Gambir vine (gouteng) or substitute bighead carp head to strengthen calming wind.
Effects & uses
Suitable for liver-yang-rising vertigo with headache and red face and eyes, or hypertension with dizziness (syndrome differentiation required).
Method
- Wash and slice gastrodia (add gouteng later if used).
- Prepare chicken; stew with gastrodia in a sealed pot with water for 1–2 hours; season with salt.
How to use
- Drink broth and eat meat, 1–2 times per week.
Caution
Not for qi-blood deficiency vertigo (pale face, fatigue) alone; avoid during fever. Recurrent episodes or focal neurologic signs require medical care. Not a substitute for medication.
Source
China Medical Information Platform vertigo popular science (Li Yongxin, Beijing Tongren Hospital); Population Health News (Jiang Minwei, Luxian Hospital of TCM), etc. To be manually verified.