Alfalfa (Lucerne, Medicago sativa) is said to be effective in treatment of kidney stones. Fresh alfalfa can be eaten like a vegetable. You can use it to make a soup, congee or salad.
Congee is a type of porridge made of rice. It is very popular in many Asian countries. Congee can be cooked with meat or vegetable. It is often used in food therapies.
Here is a recipe of alfalfa congee used in Chinese food therapies for treating kidney stones:
Ingredients
– Fresh alfalfa 200g
– Rice 100g
– water 1000g
– Salt according to the taste
– Lard 1 teaspoon
Direction
– Put rice and water into a pot
– Boil and simmer them for at least one hour to make a congee (you can use a slow cooker to make a congee)
– Wash and cut alfalfa into pieces
– Place a pan on stove, when the pan is hot, add lard to the pan
– Fry alfalfa in the pan like vegetable, add salt, stirring, then put it on a dish
– When the congee is ready, add the fried alfalfa into the congee
– Consume it while warm, once a day
Please note, alfalfa as a remedy may have mild effects to help treat some diseases, if you suffer from a serious health problem, you should seek medical care. Please consult your doctor before using it.
For more information about natural remedies for kidney disease, go to Natural Remedies Center: http://www.naturalremediescenter.com/treat/kidney-disease/
