Refreshing and Nourishing Soup
[Materials] 1 pig lung, 25 grams of apricot kernel, 15 grams of lily bulb, 6 dried jujube fruits.
[Benefits] The lily bulb is a cooling medicine that helps reduce fever, moisturizes the lungs, calms the mind, clears heat, stops coughing, strengthens the body, treats bleeding from lungs and airways. Apricot kernels help remove phlegm, moisturize the lungs, dispel wind, relieve cold, and treat shortness of breath. Pig lung supports respiratory and lung health. This soup is suitable for those suffering from colds, dry cough, bronchitis, or people who need hydration during dry weather.
[Preparation] After buying the pig lung, insert a tube into the trachea and fill with water to flush out all blood and impurities. Then place the entire lung into a clay pot with the above herbs, simmer for 3–4 hours. Cut the lung into pieces, add seasoning, serve as a dish. Drink the soup separately.
Blood-Cooling and Hemostatic Soup
[Materials] 75 grams of Sophora flower buds, 1 pig intestine.
[Benefits] Treat hemorrhoids, bloody stools, rectal bleeding.
[Preparation] Wash the pig intestine thoroughly, rub with salt, wash again. Fill the intestine with the herb Sophora flower buds, tie both ends with string, place in a clay pot, add 5 bowls of water, simmer slowly for 3 hours. Drink the soup and eat the intestine, can add seasoning.
Phlegm-Removing and Digestive Aid Soup
[Materials] 100 grams of night-blooming cereus, 250 grams of pork leg, 100 grams of figs, 25 grams each of southern and northern apricot kernels.
[Benefits] Remove phlegm, clear heat, lower fire, relieve gas.
[Preparation] Clean all ingredients, cut open the figs, add 8 bowls of water, simmer down to 3 bowls, enough for three people. Add seasoning after cooking.
Thyroid Support Soup
[Materials] 25 grams of kelp, 50 grams of seaweed, 50 grams of raw rehmannia, 500 grams of pig trotter meat, 1 piece of tangerine peel.
[Benefits] Treat thyroid imbalance, relieve heat, quench thirst, promote saliva production.
[Preparation] First clean the kelp and seaweed, cut into shorter pieces if too long. Clean the rehmannia, then combine with pork, tangerine peel, and cook together for 2 hours. Can also boil water first before adding ingredients. Add seasoning when done.
Warming and Nourishing Hair-Strengthening Soup
[Materials] 100 grams of black beans, 200 grams of lean pork, or 250 grams of pork ribs.
[Benefits] Helps darken gray hair and strengthen hair.
[Preparation] Marinate the pork ribs or lean pork with a little salt overnight, then add herbs and cook with 8 bowls of water for 2 hours until beans are soft and tender.
Anti-Goiter Soup
[Materials] 100 grams of large power root, 100 grams of dragon's eye fruit, 250 grams of lean meat.
[Benefits] Relieves phlegm-fire nodules, sore throat.
[Preparation] Use fresh large power root, or use a small amount of dried. Dragon's eye fruit (also known as dragon fruit) should be fresh. Clean the herbs and lean meat, add 5 bowls of water, simmer slowly until reduced to 1 bowl.
Lower Blood Pressure and Eye-Nourishing Soup
[Materials] 1 to 2 abalone, 200 grams of lean meat, 2 slices of ginger.
[Benefits] Lowers blood pressure, improves eyesight, nourishes yin, helps with tuberculosis-related fever and night sweats, reduces internal heat, soothes liver heat, and replenishes fluids.
[Preparation] Abalone is usually dried or canned, fresh abalone is rarely available (must remove shell). Clean, slice, use whole lean meat, add 5 bowls of water, simmer for 4–5 hours until the abalone becomes sticky.
Autumn Dryness Citrus Peel Soup
[Materials] 100–200 grams of Shatian pomelo peel, 150 grams of lean pork, 15 grams of fried white atractylodes, 10 grams of hemp seed.
[Benefits] For weak stomach, poor digestion, diarrhea after eating cold or frozen foods, or constipation after eating fried or slightly nourishing foods, causing discomfort.
[Preparation] Clean the pomelo peel, add to lean pork and herbs, add 5 bowls of water, stew for 3 hours.
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