Strengthen Spleen and Remove Dampness Soup
By NourishU
Symptoms
Weak digestion, lack of appetite and loose bowels.
Therapeutic Effects
Promotes spleen and digestive health, relieves dampness in the digestive system (stomach & spleen).
Chinese Fuzzy Melon
Ingredients
(6 servings)
- Pork bones 豬骨 – 240gm
- Fuzzy melon 節瓜 – 480gm
- Chinese Yam (shan yao) 淮山 – 10 slices (5ogm)
- Job's Tears (yi yi ren) 生薏仁 – 90gm
- Dangshen (dang shen) 党參 – 90gm
- Pitted red dates 紅棗(去核) - 6
- Ginger 生薑 - 3 slices
- Citrus Peel (chen-pi) 陳皮 – one piece (pre-soaked and with white tissue removed)
Chinese Yam
Directions
- Rinse pork bones and put in boiling water to cook for a few minutes. Remove and rinse.
- Rinse herbs and put all in a soup pot with pork bones and about 3 litres of water. Bring to boil and lower heat to medium and cook for one hour.
- Peel melon and cut into large pieces and add to the cooking. Continue to cook for another hour and add more water if necessary.
- When done, add salt to serve. Eat melon with soup.
Chinese Red Dates
Usage
No restrictions.
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