舌尖上的美食 第7期:天麻 Tianma Gastrodia elata

Tianma - Gastrodia elata (Latin name)

天麻

Tianma is a very precious Chinese herb growing in the valleys and is classified into single group Tianma.

天麻是一种珍贵的中药材，生长在深山峡谷之中，一株只长一个天麻的，叫独麻；一株长一窝天麻的，叫窝麻。
天麻是一种珍贵的中药材

The major function of Tianma is to cure liver wind, dizziness and infantile convulsions of children, etc. with distinct effect. In China, Tianma grows in many remote mountain areas but the best are in Baokang county of northwest region of Hubei province. Legend has it that there lived a clan of hundreds of families deep in Jingshan mountain living and laboring in peace and contentment. But somehow in a year, the clan was shocked by a queer disease. Patients would have splitting headache, serious limb twitch, or even paralysis. People resorted to medicine and divine but all efforts turned out in vain.

天麻主治肝风头痛、眩晕、小儿惊风等症，功效显著。中国不少深山都产天麻，但保康出的药效最好，这里还有个传说故事。在很古的时候，荆山深处有一个部落，住着百十户人家，过着安居乐业的生活。这一年，部落里突然流行起一种奇怪的疾病。这种病一旦缠身，头痛得像裂开似的，严重的会四肢抽搐，半身瘫痪。部落里的人们占卜求医，但都不见效果。
The tribe leader was baffled by his people’s sufferings and was resolved to pay a visit to a renowned doctor in the hope of finding the cure.
部落首领平时弄点草药给人们治治头痛脑热。他见人们被病魔折磨而自己又束手无策，心中十分难受，就决心去访求名医，寻找治愈这种病的药物和方法。
Having heard of a skilled doctor in Wudao Valley who was able to cure this disease, he started for the doctor immediately with enough food. Wudao Valley was situated among deep and sparsely populated mountains. Could he get to the skilled doctor?
这位首领听说五道峡有一个神医能治疗这种病，于是带了干粮披星戴月，向五道峡进发。五道峡是山中蜿蜒曲折的大峡谷，四周崇山峻岭环绕，人迹稀少，到哪里去寻找神医呢？

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