Lean Pork with Cassia (Cinnamon) Twigs

This simple dish helps to relieve ache and pain during menstruation (blood clotting; amenorrhoea) due to Coldness in the abdomen. It also aids to replenish Qi and blood right after childbirth for exhausted mother. It also benefits those who have lumbago during menopausal.

12g Cassia twigs (Gui Zhi)
200g lean pork
5 red dates
Water
Soy sauce or Tamari

Method:

1. Combine ingredients in a pot and filled with 1L water.
2. Bring to boil then low simmer about 2 hours or until pork is soft and tender.
3. Season with soy sauce and serve. It is best serve with some rice.

Functions and Benefits:

1. Cassia twigs – promotes blood circulation; relieve external Cold and warms the body
2. Pork – Tonifies Qi and Blood; lubricates Dryness.
3. Red dates – Tonifies Stomach and Spleen; nourish Blood

Precautions and Contraindications:

1. Cassia twig is contraindicated in hot febrile disease with high fever and those with severe hypertension.
2. This recipe is not suitable for pregnant women.

If you have any doubt or want to know more about this recipe, contact your TCM practitioner or myself.

Thank you for reading.

Kenny Law

Australia Registered TCM Practitioner.

DISCLAIMER:

Information given are purely for references and it is not intent to diagnose medical conditions or to be used for self-diagnosed. Always consult medical health personnel for proper medical diagnosis.

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