Hand palm root is a relatively rare medicine, with a large number of records in the country’s medical classics. The medicinal effects of hand palm root are very strong and can also be used as a food for nourishment and health care. For example, hand palm root can be used to make nutritious soups, and stewed chicken with hand palm root is the most popular and simplest method. So, how to make stewed chicken with hand palm root? Let’s take a simple look below.

Hand palm root is also known as Tibetan Panax notoginseng, Foshou Panax, Lan, Zhang Panax, Shou’er Panax, and Yinyang Panax. The hand palm root has a thick shape and is a good traditional Chinese medicine. Hand palm root belongs to the Panax genus and can be directly decocted for drinking or used as an ingredient in stews to exert its effects. Hand palm root is the dried tuber, harvested in summer and autumn, with roots and soil removed, then dried and cooked in milk until fully permeated, and it is the commonly used hand palm root in traditional Chinese medicine. Hand palm root has the effects of clearing heat and thirst, driving away flatlands, and nourishing the Yin and kidney.

First method of stewing chicken with hand palm root:

1) First, clean the free-range chicken, cut into pieces. Clean the hand palm root and set aside. It is important to use free-range chickens without feed additives, as this is the way to achieve the most fragrant taste.

2) Place the hand palm root and chicken in the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, ensuring that the water covers all the ingredients.

3) After boiling with high heat, turn to medium and low heat to stew for about 1 hour, season and then remove from heat.

Second method of stewing chicken with hand palm root:

1) Take 5-10g each time, boil it into a soup, stew chicken, soak in wine with milk to promote sleep.

2) Take 1-3 pieces of ground milk for serving, once in the morning and once in the evening; 3-5 pieces for stewing meat; 6-8 pieces soaked in white wine for drinking. Stewed pork feet are more nutritious! Drinking it with boiling water is also good!