百子櫃THE HUNDRED DRAWERS
Millettia root
牛大力
moistens the lungsstrengthens sinews and bonesclears heatdispels dampnessrelaxes sinews and joints補虛潤肺紓緩濕重關節痠痛
The root of Millettia speciosa, a leguminous climber of the Lingnan hills, sold as very hard beige dried slices. Mildly sweet with a bean-like savour, it needs a good soak and a long boil, and gives damp-season pork-bone pots a clean, faintly sweet depth.
TCM properties
Nature · neutral Flavour · sweet Meridians · lung、spleen、kidney
Traditional food therapy
In Cantonese food therapy it is paired with hairy fig root and tu fu ling in damp-season pots, traditionally used to moisten the lungs, relax the sinews and ease damp-related aching joints.
Cautions: read first
- Mild in nature. Pregnant women should check with a Chinese medicine practitioner before drinking it.
Preparation
The dried slices are rock hard. Soak and rinse them, then give them a long boil.
Origin
Guangdong and Guangxi (Lingnan). A herbal-dispensary item in Australia, seldom in ordinary shops
Availability in Australia
Herbal shops / specialists