A Detailed Guide to the Home-Style Method for Making Chicken Bone Herb Pork Bone Soup
Chicken bone herb (Abrus cantoniensis) became popular in the Guangdong area long ago, and chicken bone herb pork bone soup is one of the much-loved soups. Its benefits come mainly from the chicken bone herb, but the herb itself is not eaten; only by simmering it slowly over low heat can its flavor be drawn out and infused into the broth, so that its nutrients can be absorbed and its benefits take effect. Let us take a look together at the home-style method for making chicken bone herb pork bone soup!
Ingredients for Chicken Bone Herb Pork Bone Soup
100 grams of chicken bone herb, 400 grams of pork bones, 50 grams of Job's tears (yi mi), 2 slices of ginger, an appropriate amount of salt.
The Method for Making Chicken Bone Herb Pork Bone Soup
Soak the chicken bone herb for 2 hours, then wash clean. Wash the Job's tears and soak for 1 hour. Wash the pork bones, cut 2 slices of ginger, and set aside. Bring the water in the pot to a boil, add the pork bones to blanch, remove the scum, and scoop them out. Bring the water in the soup pot to a boil, add the chicken bone herb and Job's tears, and boil over high heat for 30 minutes. Add the pork bones and ginger, and simmer for 1 and a half hours. Scoop out the chicken bone herb, add an appropriate amount of salt to season, and it is ready to drink.
The Benefits of Chicken Bone Herb Pork Bone Soup
1. Clearing heat and detoxifying: Chicken bone herb has the benefits of clearing heat and detoxifying, soothing the liver and dispersing blood stasis. It is a very good health-care medicinal herb.
2. Liver protection: Chicken bone herb can reduce damage to the liver. At the same time, it is rich in crude saponins, which have a significant protective effect against liver injury caused by carbon tetrachloride, and it has the functions of clearing heat and draining dampness, and dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain.
3. Promoting digestion: Chicken bone herb can improve the digestive capacity of the stomach and intestines and promote the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. People with indigestion or a poor stomach and intestines can take chicken bone herb.
4. Treating hepatitis: Chicken bone herb has a certain therapeutic effect in treating acute hepatitis and other diseases, so hepatitis patients can use chicken bone herb as an auxiliary treatment.
5. Improving immunity: Chicken bone herb has a significant reducing effect on the serum hemolysin level in mice, significantly enhances the phagocytic function of macrophages, and markedly increases the spleen weight of young mice and adult mice.
6. Anti-inflammatory effect: Chicken bone herb has a significant inhibitory effect on xylene-induced ear swelling in mice, and has a significant inhibitory effect on acetic acid-induced peritoneal capillary permeability in mice.