Winter cold wind gusts, some delicate people, because of their own body cold, can not withstand the cold weather, and lead to poor blood circulation in the body, often feel cold limbs, face ginger pale, the whole person seems listless. In this season, often take angelica ginger mutton soup, immediately feel the whole body warm, the face red puff. The “protagonist” of this recipe is lamb, which is mild and delicate, and has been a good winter tonic since ancient times, especially for women, and angelica, ginger and wine, all of which can increase the flow of blood throughout the body. Angelica, ginger and lamb soup is a famous Chinese medicine recipe that has been used for more than 2000 years, created by Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and recorded in the medical classic “Golden Plaque Essentials”. It is a famous formula for treating blood deficiency with cold, and is effective for cold pain in the abdomen due to blood deficiency with cold, women with cold abdominal pain after delivery, or dysmenorrhea due to cold deficiency. The composition of this soup is very simple, only mutton, ginger and angelica. Do not look at the simple, its tonic effect can not be underestimated. Among the three ingredients, angelica is a common blood tonic in Chinese medicine, which is warm in nature and has the effect of invigorating, nourishing and replenishing the blood. Ginger is an indispensable seasoning for cooking and a widely used herbal medicine, which can warm the middle of the body and disperse cold, as well as release sweat and relieve symptoms. Mutton is a delicious food for young and old alike, warm in nature, and can warm the middle of the body and tonic the deficiency. The combination of lamb, ginger and angelica has the effect of warming the middle and nourishing the blood, dispelling cold and relieving pain. As a medicinal dish, this soup is especially suitable for people who have a cold body and is consumed daily as an auxiliary remedy. The preparation of lamb soup with angelica and ginger is not complicated: wash the lamb, remove the sinews and membranes, blanch it in a pot of boiling water to remove the blood, take it out to cool, cut it into strips about 5 cm long by 2 cm wide by 1 cm thick and set aside. Angelica and ginger are washed with water and then cut into large slices, gauze is loosely wrapped and tied. Take a clean pot (preferably a casserole) mixed with an appropriate amount of water, and then cut into strips of lamb into the pot, and then Angelica and ginger, first boil with a large fire, beat the froth, and then simmer for about two hours on a light fire, until the meat is rotten, add salt to taste can be eaten, eat meat and drink soup, such as accompanied by a small amount of warm yellow wine to help, the effect is better. Angelica ginger lamb soup efficacy and flavor with the proportion of ingredients closely related. According to the original recipe in the book, 45 grams of angelica, 45 grams of ginger, 500 grams of lamb, so that the broth warming effect is obvious, but because of the strong taste of angelica, not easily accepted by the general public. Therefore, it is recommended to use 20 grams of angelica, 30 grams of ginger and 500 grams of mutton as a remedy for cold body. There are also contraindications to angelica, ginger and lamb soup. Angelica is a strong fragrance, enters the heart, liver and spleen meridian, has the effect of replenishing blood and blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, moistening dryness and slippery intestines, weak gastrointestinal function, dampness, fullness, not thinking about eating and loose stools should be taken with caution, pregnant women should also be used with caution. Lamb is a fishy and stinky hair, may cause skin disease, allergic asthma, old disease relapse or aggravate the new disease, so should not be eaten. People who are usually afraid of heat, easily get fire, mouth ulcers, hot hands and feet, as well as those who have excessive false fire, cold due to external evil, fever, sore throat, diarrhea, and heavy disease and fire, should also not eat. In winter, the cold weather, the human body is vulnerable to the invasion of cold, cold hands and feet, mental fatigue and other symptoms of lack of blood, often take Angelica Ginger mutton soup, is like a remedy, its tonic effect is good and no toxic side effects. Although angelica ginger lamb soup is known as the woman warm Yang to replenish blood, but blood to replenish blood is also important for men, especially the elderly with the age of kidney yin, kidney essence plaque lack, qi and blood, essence dark depletion, should be supplemented at the right time. Therefore, regardless of men, women and children, as long as the human body is not enough blood disease, you may want to angelica ginger lamb soup as your health care remedy to try, may bring you unexpected gains.