1. Huai Shan Dang Shen Quail Soup
Ingredients: Dang Shen (Codonopsis pilosula) 15g, Huai Shan (Chinese yam) 15g, 2 quails, 250g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger
Effect: Strengthens the spleen and benefits the stomach, effective for loss of appetite and indigestion due to spleen and stomach deficiency, with nourishing properties.
2. Wu Zhi Mao Tao Chicken or Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Wu Zhi Mao Tao (Five-fingered peach), chicken or lean meat
Effect: Helpful for rheumatism and joint pain.
3. Black Bean and Catfish Soup or Hakka Wine Stewed Hen
Ingredients: Black beans, catfish, Hakka wine hen, hen
Effect: Nourishes qi and blood, strengthens bones and muscles.
4. Shan Yu Rou and Qian Shi Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Shan Yu Rou (Chinese wolfberry fruit), Qian Shi (Euryale seed), lean meat
Effect: Nourishes yang deficiency.
5. Bai He (Lily) and Xiyang Cai (Watercress) Pork and Fish Soup
Ingredients: Bai He 50g, Xiyang Cai 500g, 4 honey dates, 400g fresh fish, 300g pork, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Clears and moistens the lungs, nourishes yin, regulates the lungs, stops cough, calms the mind, and boosts energy.
6. Qing Bu Liang Pigeon Soup
Ingredients: Huai Shan 20g, Qian Shi 20g, Goji berries 15g, Sha Shen 15g, Yu Zhu 15g, 4 red dates, 2 pigeons, 150g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: These ingredients are all mild and nourishing, suitable for consumption in Guangdong’s mid-autumn climate.
7. Du Jiao Jin Stewed Lean Meat or Malt Stewed Fresh Duck Kidney
Ingredients: Du Jiao Jin, lean meat, malt, aged duck kidney
Effect: Treats childhood malnutrition or promotes appetite.
8. Tai Zi Shen and Fig Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Tai Zi Shen 20g, fig 50g, 2 honey dates, 400g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Strengthens the stomach, regulates the intestines, benefits qi, moistens the lungs, effective for dry cough without phlegm, throat itchiness, and cough triggered by loud speaking, suitable for spleen and stomach deficiency or indigestion.
9. Chun Sha Ren Stewed Pig Stomach or Monkey Head Mushroom Stewed Bamboo Chicken
Ingredients: Chun Sha Ren 15g, pig stomach 200g (one serving), or monkey head mushroom, bamboo chicken.
Effect: Suitable for chronic superficial gastritis or acute gastritis, can alleviate discomfort.
10. Chun Sha Ren Stewed Carp Soup
Ingredients: Chun Sha Ren, carp
Effect: For those with yin deficiency and excess heat, strengthens the spleen and transforms qi.
11. Chestnut and Huai Shan Pig Trotter Soup
Ingredients: 26 fresh chestnuts, 50g Huai Shan, 4 honey dates, 1 pair of pig trotters, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Strengthens spleen and stomach function, nourishes kidney qi, benefits waist and knees, nourishes intestines and stomach, reduces urination.
12. Dried Cabbage, Tofu, and Preserved Duck Head Soup
Ingredients: Dried cabbage 75g, 2 pieces of tofu, Qian Shi 25g, Yi Ren 25g, 4 honey dates, 2 preserved duck heads with neck, 300g duck meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Nourishes yin, reduces heat, moistens dryness, benefits the stomach, promotes urination, clears heat, nourishes yin, reduces fire, and benefits the brain.
13. Fen Ge Stewed Fish Soup
Ingredients: Fen Ge, carp
Effect: Strengthens bones and muscles, promotes qi and blood circulation, dispels water and dampness.
14. Pitcher Plant and Red Bean Soup
Ingredients: Pitcher plant 20g (fresh 45g), red beans 50g, 3 pieces of pig intestines, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Clears heat and dampness, transforms phlegm and stops cough, moistens lung yin, clears lung heat, dispels dampness, heals sores, and clears phlegm.
15. Floating Wheat and Dang Shen Stewed Beef Soup
Ingredients: Floating wheat 25g, Dang Shen 25g, Huai Shan 25g, Longan 25g, 600g beef, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Nourishes essence and blood, strengthens the spleen and stomach, calms the mind, nourishes yin, benefits qi, moistens blood, and harmonizes the pulse.
16. Mian Yin Chen Stewed Carp Soup
Ingredients: Mian Yin Chen, carp
Effect: Effective for urticaria and frequent itching of hands and feet, has damp-dispelling and anti-allergic effects.
17. Jin Ying Zi and Ze Xie Stewed Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Jin Ying Zi 12g, Ze Xie 12g, 300g lean meat
Effect: For spleen and stomach deficiency, yin deficiency with excess heat, cold stomach with liver qi stagnation (mammary gland hyperplasia, pain in the sides).
18. Chen Pi Stewed Old Duck
Ingredients: Chen Pi 10g, 1 old duck, 3 slices of ginger
Effect: Regulates qi, strengthens the spleen, dries dampness, transforms phlegm, moistens the lungs, stops cough, nourishes yin, and replenishes blood.
19. Papaya Stewed Old Duck or Papaya Stewed Pig Stomach
Ingredients: Papaya 1000g, 1 old duck, 3 slices of ginger, or 1 pig stomach.
Effect: Papaya stewed with pig stomach is a longevity soup for women, while papaya stewed with old duck is a longevity soup for men, nourishing yin, replenishing blood, and moistening without being drying.
20. Huai Shan, Sha Shen, Yu Zhu, and Goose Meat Soup
Ingredients: Sha Shen 15g, Huai Shan 30g, Yu Zhu 15g, 250g goose meat, 250g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Nourishes the stomach, quenches thirst, benefits qi, generates fluids, relieves heat in the five organs, effective for yin deficiency cough, dry mouth, and thirst, prevents colds, and is beneficial for acute and chronic bronchitis and diabetes.
21. Black Bean and Carp Soup or Black Bean Stewed Catfish Soup
Ingredients: Black beans 60g, carp 600g, 150g lean meat, half a Chen Pi, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Strengthens bones, enhances complexion, darkens hair, brightens eyes, calms the mind, prolongs life, and nourishes and moistens, can treat premature graying of hair.
22. Bai He, Chen Pi, and Crucian Carp Soup
Ingredients: Bai He 80g, Chen Pi 5g, 2 crucian carp, 200g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Clears heat, opens the appetite, strengthens the spleen, nourishes, promotes urination, clears heat, detoxifies, strengthens the stomach, and transforms qi.
23. South and North Apricot Stewed Crocodile Meat or South Apricot and Loquat Leaf Stewed Crucian Carp
Ingredients: South and North apricot 15g, crocodile meat 150g, 200g lean meat, or South apricot 12g, loquat leaf 20g, 1 white crucian carp.
Effect: Stops cough and enhances respiratory immunity.
24. Papaya and Cuttlefish Soup
Ingredients: Papaya 500g, fresh cuttlefish 500g, 300g pork ribs, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, nourishes blood and moistens yin, has effects of brightening eyes, regulating menstruation, calming pregnancy, benefiting childbirth, stopping bleeding, and promoting lactation.
25. North Qi or Glutinous Rice Root Stewed Mountain Catfish Soup
Ingredients: North Qi, glutinous rice root, mountain catfish
Effect: For those with yin deficiency, prone to cold sweats, and sweating in the hands after autumn, has effects of uplifting qi and stopping sweating.
26. Dried Bean Pod Stewed Fish Tail
Ingredients: Dried bean pod 100g, fish tail 1, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Strengthens the spleen, benefits qi, dispels summer heat, and can assist in treating joint pain, dizziness, and high blood pressure.
27. Glutinous Rice Root, Tai Zi Shen, and Loach Stewed Fish Soup
Ingredients: Glutinous rice root 25g, Tai Zi Shen 15g, loach 250g.
Effect: For postpartum yin deficiency with excessive sweating, and for children who sweat excessively while sleeping.
28. Remove Ling and Huang Jing Stewed Oyster Soup
Ingredients: Remove Ling 20g, Huang Jing 20g, 8 honey dates, 300g fresh oysters, 350g chicken, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Whitens skin, nourishes kidneys, strengthens yang, revitalizes the body, detoxifies, calms the mind, strengthens the spleen, moistens blood, and is a beautiful soup for autumn.
29. Shuang Ren Stewed Pig Heart Soup
Ingredients: Suan Zao Ren 12g, Bai Zi Ren 20g, Longan 10g, 1 pig heart.
Effect: Calms the mind, stabilizes the spirit, nourishes kidney yin, and aids sleep.
30. Da Di Yu Lean Meat and Tofu Soup
Ingredients: Half a Da Di Yu, 150g lean meat, 1 piece of tofu, 20g dried scallops, 4 slices of ginger, 2 green onions.
Effect: Refreshing and delicious, a nourishing soup for autumn.
31. Sha Shen, Yu Zhu, Yi Ren, and Pig Trotter Soup
Ingredients: Yu Zhu 25g, Sha Shen 25g, Yi Ren 10g, 250g pig trotters, 250g pork ribs, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Strengthens the spleen, nourishes the lungs, clears heat and dampness, nourishes the feet, and is suitable for rough skin and dryness in autumn.
32. Snow Pear, Ma Huang, and Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: South and North apricot each 12g, 2 snow pears, 8g Ma Huang, 200g lean meat, 3 honey dates.
Effect: Moistens the lungs, transforms phlegm, stops cough, reduces heat, clears the heart, detoxifies, and has warming effects.
33. Apple, Snow Ear, and Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Snow ear 20g, 2 apples, 8g Ma Huang, 200g lean meat, 3 honey dates.
Effect: Nourishes yin, moistens dryness, benefits qi and blood, strengthens the spleen, dispels dampness, and is suitable for all ages.
34. Fresh Olive Stewed Sea Conch and Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Sea conch, lean meat, fresh olives
Effect: Suitable for pharyngitis caused by wind-heat, can cool and detoxify, and benefit the throat.
35. Dragon Li Leaf and Yellow Soybean Stewed White Crucian Carp
Ingredients: Yellow soybean, dragon li leaf, white crucian carp
Effect: Has dietary therapeutic effects for bronchitis and pulmonary emphysema.
36. Cordyceps Stewed Water Duck or American Ginseng Stewed Lean Meat
Ingredients: 7 Cordyceps, 150g water duck (one serving), or 20g American ginseng, 150g lean meat (one serving).
Effect: For post-chemotherapy, long-term low white blood cell count.
37. Monkey Head Mushroom, Ginkgo, and Shark Bone Soup
Ingredients: 50g monkey head mushroom, 25g ginkgo, 25g lotus seed, 150g shark bone, 500g fresh chicken, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Nourishes the stomach, strengthens the stomach, nourishes the kidneys, benefits the lungs, calms the mind, increases essence, and contains collagen, which can nourish the body and fight cancer.
38. Yellow Soybean, Dried Oysters, Pork Ribs, and Bitter Melon Soup
Ingredients: Dried oysters, yellow soybean, bitter melon, pork ribs
Effect: Effective for oral ulcers, excess heat, and indigestion, can nourish yin and reduce heat.
39. Red Radish and Pork Rib Soup
Ingredients: 750g red radish, 500g pork ribs, 3 honey dates, half a Chen Pi, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Enhances physical strength, boosts immunity, and nourishes the skin while benefiting qi.
40. Fresh Lotus Seed and Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 200g fresh lotus seeds, 100g straw mushrooms, 80g loofah, 200g chicken, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Calms the heart, strengthens the kidneys, nourishes the spleen, stops diarrhea, and has calming effects for palpitations, insomnia, and irritability.
41. American Ginseng, Huai Shan, and Red Dates Clear Stewed Pigeon
Ingredients: American ginseng 30g, Huai Shan 60g, 6 red dates, 2 pigeons, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Clears, nourishes yin, benefits qi, nourishes the lungs, strengthens the spleen, nourishes qi, and generates fluids, suitable for health maintenance.
42. Mung Bean and Lily Stewed White Pigeon
Ingredients: Mung bean 30g, lily 15g, American ginseng 10g, 1 white pigeon.
Effect: Effective for acne, oily skin, and constipation, has detoxifying and laxative effects.
43. Peanut, North Qi, and Red Dates Stewed Beef
Ingredients: Peanut 100g, North Qi 15g, red dates, beef
Effect: For children with developmental issues, weakness, and bluish lips, TCM suggests it can invigorate blood.
44. Lotus Flower and Lychee Dried Stewed Old Duck
Ingredients: 2 fresh lotus flowers, 10 dried lychees, 750g old duck, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Dried lychee nourishes liver blood, beautifies and moistens skin, benefits the mind, suitable for those with insufficient body fluids, blood loss, and cold stomach, folk wisdom suggests that dried lychee nourishes blood while not causing heat, has effects of generating fluids, quenching thirst, clearing heat, and nourishing the stomach.
45. Shi Hu, Huai Shan, Goji Berries, and Pork Bone Soup
Ingredients: Shi Hu 25g, Huai Shan 50g, Goji berries 25g, Chen Pi 10g, 500g pork bones.
Effect: Moistens the lungs and generates fluids.
46. Shi Hu and Rock Sugar Tea
Ingredients: Shi Hu 15g, rock sugar to taste
Effect: Treats low fever, dry mouth, fatigue, and heat, nourishes yin, clears heat, and generates fluids.
Note: Avoid use for those with spleen and stomach deficiency and white greasy tongue coating.
47. Shi Hu, Mai Dong, and Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: 250g lean meat, 15g Shi Hu, 20g Mai Dong, 4 honey dates.
Effect: For diabetes with insufficient stomach yin, excessive thirst, dry mouth, frequent urination, and constipation, has effects of generating fluids, quenching thirst, and clearing heat while nourishing the stomach.
48. Shi Hu and Tai Zi Shen Stewed Lean Meat or Mai Dong and Xuan Shen Stewed Lean Meat
Ingredients: Tai Zi Shen 25g, Shi Hu 25g, 500g lean meat, or Mai Dong 15g, Xuan Shen 15g, 2 slices of ginger.
Effect: For those who bleed easily while brushing teeth, have dry throat, sore throat, and are prone to heat.
49. Eye Brightening and Liver Nourishing Soup
Ingredients: Shi Hu 15g, Tai Zi Shen 15g, Huai Shan 15g, stewed lean meat or fresh fish.
Effect: Effective for those who frequently use computers and have dry eyes, nourishes the liver and brightens the eyes.
50. Shi Hu, Goji Berries, and Pig Liver Soup
Ingredients: Shi Hu 12g, Goji berries 12g, pig liver
Effect: For those who have had hepatitis, mild fatty liver, fatigue, and excessive sleepiness, has effects of nourishing liver yin.
51. Women’s Menstrual Regulation Formula (one serving)
A. Ingredients: Dang Gui 15g, 5 red dates, rock sugar to taste
B. Ingredients: Yi Mu Cao 15g, 5 red dates, rock sugar to taste
C. Ingredients: Sang Ji Sheng 20g, 5 red dates, rock sugar to taste
Effect: For women who are cold in winter, have irregular menstruation, and dysmenorrhea.
52. Clear Stewed Clam Meat
Ingredients: 500g fresh clam meat (sea or river clams), 2 slices of ginger
Effect: Nourishes the liver, moistens yin, brightens the eyes, detoxifies, cools the blood, quenches thirst, and is beneficial for those with poor vision, especially the elderly, and is also beneficial for those with diabetes and yin deficiency.
53. Pine Nut and American Ginseng Stewed Fresh Chicken Soup or Pine Nut and Pork Stew
Ingredients: Pine nuts, American ginseng, chicken/pork
Effect: For skin that is frequently itchy or has eczema, can prevent dryness and itching in autumn.
54. Olive and Conch Stewed Lean Meat or Sword Flower and Pig Lung Soup
Ingredients: 10 olives, 150g conch, 250g lean meat, or 200g sword flower, 1 pig lung, 4 honey dates.
Effect: For dry mouth and nose due to dry weather, has moisturizing effects.
55. Fresh Ma Huang and Bawang Flower Stewed Pig Lung Soup
Ingredients: Bawang flower 50g, fresh Ma Huang 80g, South apricot 20g, North apricot 15g, 1 pig lung, 4 honey dates.
Effect: Moistens the lungs, benefits qi, stops cough, dispels phlegm, clears heat, cools the blood, promotes urination, and can be used for damp-heat stagnation and urinary difficulties.
56. Honey Date, Huai Shan, and Xi Shi Bone Soup
Ingredients: Huai Shan 50g, 6 honey dates, 400g Xi Shi bone, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Xi Shi bone is the lean meat bone near the back of the pig’s front leg, combined with honey dates that nourish qi and generate fluids, and Huai Shan that nourishes the spleen, creates a soup that is both refreshing and nourishing, suitable for autumn.
57. Ling Zhi Stewed Pig Stomach
Ingredients: 1 pig stomach, 200g Ling Zhi, 4 honey dates.
Effect: For chronic gastritis, frequent stomach pain, and those who are sensitive to cold, this soup can be prepared.
58. Treatment for Acne and Pimples (two formulas)
A. Ingredients: Kun Bu 10g, red beans 15g, Tian Qi 3g, stewed with 6 scorpions, 250g lean pork.
B. Ingredients: Mung beans 30g, Bai He 15g, Shi Hu 12g, American ginseng 5g, stewed with 1 white pigeon.
Effect: For yellowish complexion and frequent acne, this soup can be consumed for regulation.
59. Goji Berries and Beef Liver Soup
Ingredients: 200g beef liver, 30g goji berries, 200g beef, 3 slices of ginger, green onions to taste.
Effect: Nourishes the liver, nourishes blood, brightens the eyes, beautifies, and prolongs life. Also effective for low immunity, anemia, dizziness caused by liver blood deficiency, pale complexion, and blurred vision, can nourish the liver and kidneys, benefit essence, and brighten the eyes.
60. Shi Jun Zi Stewed Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Shi Jun Zi 15g, 150g lean meat (one serving)
Effect: For children with poor sleep quality or those with roundworms, has auxiliary treatment effects.
61. Shi Hu, Yu Zhu, and Sha Shen Stewed Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Shi Hu 15g, Yu Zhu 15g, Sha Shen 15g, 200g lean meat.
Effect: For long-term oral ulcers on both sides of the tongue, tip of the tongue, and around the gums, has auxiliary treatment effects.
62. Coconut, Yellow Soybean, and Fig Frog Soup
Ingredients: Yellow soybean 50g, 1 coconut, 6 figs, 750g frog, 350g chicken, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Benefits the stomach, generates qi, clears heat, detoxifies, promotes urination, nourishes the intestines, moistens the throat, nourishes yin, and replenishes vital energy for spleen deficiency.
63. Cat Claw Grass Stewed Lean Meat
Ingredients: Cat claw grass 20g, 150g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Can soften and disperse breast nodules.
64. Du Zhong and Bu Guo Zhi Pork Rib Soup
Ingredients: Du Zhong 25g, Bu Guo Zhi 15g, pork ribs, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Effective for lumbar muscle strain, can strengthen the kidneys and invigorate qi and blood.
65. Huai Shan and Yuan Rou Stewed Water Fish
Ingredients: Huai Shan 25g, Yuan Rou 25g, 1 water fish, 100g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Nourishes yin, subdues yang, disperses lumps, relieves fatigue, and strengthens yang qi, can be used for low fever due to pulmonary tuberculosis, blood-streaked phlegm, chronic cough due to spleen and lung deficiency, loss of appetite, anemia, palpitations, liver cirrhosis, and chronic hepatitis.
66. Mei Dou, Peanut, and Corn Stewed Mountain Catfish Soup
Ingredients: Mei Dou, peanut, corn (with silk and husk), ginger, mountain catfish, lean meat
Effect: Effective for those who are afraid of cold when the weather turns cool, have dry cough, phlegm, or high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., has effects of strengthening the spleen and stopping sweating, using corn silk and husk together with lean meat to drink this soup is very helpful for kidney disease patients.
67. Fig, Peanut, and Pig Stomach Soup
Ingredients: Fig 60g, peanut 50g, 1 pig stomach, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Nourishing the stomach is the priority in autumn, pig stomach is a key ingredient for nourishing the spleen, fig can strengthen the stomach, invigorate blood circulation, and has effects of dispelling dampness and promoting qi.
68. Durian Core Stewed Carp Soup
Ingredients: 6 durian cores (about 400g), 2 crucian carp, 3 slices of ginger
Effect: For frequent urination, night sweats in winter, focuses on strengthening the kidneys and yang, this soup can be consumed by the whole family.
69. Huai Shan and Lotus Seed Stewed Sea Dragon or Sea Horse with Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Huai Shan 40g, Qian Shi 40g, lotus seed 25g, 5 sea dragons, or sea cucumber with 150g lean meat.
Effect: For frequent urination, night sweats in winter, focuses on strengthening the kidneys and yang, this soup can be consumed by the whole family.
70. Dang Shen and Bai He Stewed Pig Lung
Ingredients: Dang Shen 25g, Bai He 25g, 1 pig lung, 3 slices of ginger
Effect: For chronic bronchitis, frequent cough in autumn, suitable for drinking this soup.
71. Mao Dong Qing, Goji Berries, and Cuscuta Stewed Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Mao Dong Qing 30g, Goji Berries 10g, Cuscuta 10g, Shu Di 10g, 400g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: This is a folk remedy for assisting in the treatment of diabetes, not only can it assist in treatment but also has preventive effects, is a beautiful soup for autumn, Mao Dong Qing is cold and bitter, can invigorate blood and dispel stasis, clear heat and detoxify, dispel phlegm and stop cough, Goji Berries are neutral and sweet, can nourish the liver and kidneys, benefit essence and brighten the eyes, Cuscuta is warm and sweet, can nourish the liver and kidneys, benefit essence and strengthen yang, Shu Di can nourish yin and replenish blood.
72. Tomato and Salted Pork Soup
Ingredients: 500g tomatoes, 2 red radishes, 300g salted pork, 3 slices of ginger, 1 green onion.
Effect: Can clear heat, moisten dryness, stimulate appetite, generate fluids, and has effects of strengthening the spleen and moistening while reducing fire, suitable for stomach heat or oral ulcers, swollen gums, etc.
73. Chuan Bei and North Apricot Stewed Crocodile Meat
Ingredients: 100g crocodile meat, 12g Chuan Bei, 12g North Apricot, 100g lean meat.
Effect: Treats cough and qi stagnation.
74. Cat Claw Grass and Summer Withering Stewed Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Cat claw grass, summer withering, yellow soybean, lean meat.
Effect: Can assist in treating goiter, hyperthyroidism, and should avoid spicy foods and iodized salt.
75. Sand Olive and Ear Fungus Stewed Pork Meat Soup
Ingredients: Fresh sand olive, ear fungus, pork meat
Effect: Beneficial for pharyngitis and tonsillitis, has soothing effects on the throat.
76. Ling Zhi, Longan Stewed Chicken or Lean Meat Soup or Old Duck
Ingredients: Longan, Ling Zhi, chicken or lean meat or old duck
Effect: For those who often stay up late, lack sleep, or have frequent dreams, often have yin deficiency and excess heat, sore throat, can calm the mind, stabilize the spirit, aid sleep, nourish yin, and moisten.
77. American Ginseng, Shi Hu, and Huai Shan Stewed Chicken or Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Shi Hu, American ginseng, Huai Shan, stewed chicken or lean meat
Effect: For those who often stay up late, lack sleep, often have yin deficiency and excess heat, can calm the mind, stabilize the spirit, nourish yin, and moisten.
78. Bamboo Sugar, Red Radish, and Pork Bone Soup
Ingredients: Bamboo sugar 250g, red radish 500g, 1/4 Chen Pi, 500g pork bones, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Clears heat, relieves restlessness, generates fluids, moistens dryness, benefits qi, transforms phlegm, harmonizes the stomach, benefits the throat, promotes urination, detoxifies, moistens the intestines, and nourishes the body.
79. Dang Shen, Bai He, and Pig Lung
Ingredients: Dang Shen 30g, Bai He 50g, 1 pig lung, 3 slices of ginger
Effect: Dang Shen nourishes qi, Bai He warms the lungs and stops cough, nourishes the stomach, generates fluids, calms the mind, and nourishes the skin, can treat elderly chronic bronchitis.
80. Qian Shi, Jiang Yao Zhu, and Pig Intestine Soup
Ingredients: Jiang Yao Zhu 30g, Qian Shi 50g, 400g pig intestines, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Qian Shi strengthens the spleen, stops diarrhea, benefits the kidneys, and solidifies essence, Jiang Yao Zhu nourishes yin and replenishes the kidneys, lowers blood lipids, and inhibits cancer cell growth, pig intestines can moisten the intestines and stomach, nourish the body, this soup is warm and nourishing, nourishes yin, calms the liver, brightens the eyes, and strengthens the knees and waist.
81. Lotus Root and Carp Soup
Ingredients: 500g lotus root, 500g carp, 3 slices of ginger
Effect: Lotus root is high in iron and contains a lot of vitamin C and fiber, suitable for those with diabetes and physical weakness, this soup has effects of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing yin, and replenishing the kidneys, making it one of the nourishing soups for late autumn.
82. Chuan Bei and Loquat Leaf Stewed Crocodile Meat and Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Chuan Bei, loquat leaf, crocodile meat, lean meat
Effect: For children with cough, less coughing during the day, but starts coughing when they lie down, TCM believes this is a cold cough, can drink this soup.
83. Dan Shen, Frog Stewed with Rock Sugar
Ingredients: Dan Shen, frog, rock sugar
Effect: For “big three yang” and abnormal liver function, suitable for drinking this soup, or using creek yellow grass to boil water and make a creek yellow grass infusion.
84. Chestnut, Lotus Seed, and Pig Kidney Soup
Ingredients: Lotus seed 30g, chestnut 60g, 1 pair of pig kidneys, 300g pork bones, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Chestnut is warm and sweet, can nourish the kidneys and strengthen muscles, nourish the stomach, and strengthen the spleen, lotus seed nourishes the heart, benefits the kidneys, nourishes the spleen, and astringes the intestines, traditional herbalists believe that pregnant women drinking lotus heart and lotus silk stewed pork soup will have a baby with fair skin and good temperament.
85. Duck Pear, North Apricot, and Goose Meat Soup
Ingredients: North apricot 12g, 2 duck pears, 45g lily, 500g goose meat.
Effect: Goose meat has effects of nourishing the stomach, quenching thirst, benefiting qi, and relieving heat in the five organs, this soup has effects of clearing heat, moistening the lungs, transforming phlegm, stopping cough, and has nourishing effects, suitable for chronic bronchitis with persistent cough and dryness.
86. Floating Wheat, Black Bean, and Oyster Soup
Ingredients: Black beans 50g, floating wheat 25g, cooked land 15g, 500g oyster meat, 10g longan, 300g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger, 1/4 Chen Pi.
Effect: Oyster meat is rich in various trace elements, can enhance children’s intellectual development, hence the nickname “intelligent seafood” or “sea milk”, cooked land can nourish yin and blood, longan can nourish the heart and calm the mind, black beans can beautify and darken hair, floating wheat can benefit qi and dispel heat, stop spontaneous sweating and night sweats.
87. Walnut, Huai Shan, and Qian Shi Stewed Pork Soup
Ingredients: Qian Shi 50g, walnut 100g, Huai Shan 25g, 400g pork, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Nourishes the kidneys, solidifies essence, warms the lungs, stops cough, benefits qi, nourishes blood, nourishes the brain, and enhances intelligence, moistens the intestines, relieves dryness, transforms phlegm, and nourishes the liver while darkening hair, effective for fatigue or exercise-induced muscle inflammation.
88. Huang Qi, South Date, and Eel Soup
Ingredients: Huang Qi 20g, South dates 8, 500g eel, 300g pork, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: The special substance in eel, “eel factor”, can lower blood sugar and regulate blood sugar, has good therapeutic effects for diabetes, using Huang Qi and South dates to make soup can warm the spleen and stomach, invigorate qi and blood, and replenish deficiencies.
89. Fig, Tea Tree Mushroom, and Mountain Chicken Soup
Ingredients: Tea tree mushroom 150g, fig 5, 3 honey dates, 1 mountain chicken, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Benefits the stomach, strengthens the spleen, nourishes yin, and benefits qi, fig strengthens the stomach and benefits qi, tea tree mushroom aids digestion and strengthens the stomach.
90. Taro and Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Taro 100g, dried mussel 40g, 500g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Benefits the stomach, widens the intestines, regulates qi, transforms phlegm, and has effects of nourishing marrow and strengthening the spleen.
91. Original Bowl Stewed North Mushroom
Ingredients: North mushroom 40g, chicken bone 40g, 1 green onion, 2 slices of ginger
Effect: North mushroom is rich in protein, coarse fiber, and vitamins, can enhance the body’s immunity against tumors, can stimulate the body to produce interferon, which can interfere with the synthesis of viral proteins, and the rich enzymes in North mushroom can help the body coordinate metabolism.
92. Du Zhong, Rou Cong Rong Stewed Pork Bone Soup
Ingredients: Du Zhong 45g, Rou Cong Rong 30g, pork bones or lean meat
Effect: Strengthens bones, Du Zhong nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens bones, used for kidney deficiency and lumbar pain, Rou Cong Rong has effects of nourishing the kidneys, strengthening yang, and replenishing essence and blood, has the nickname “sand ginseng”, has good dietary therapeutic effects for lumbar spine patients.
93. Lotus Root, Red Bean, and White Pigeon Soup
Ingredients: 750g lotus root, 50g dried squid, 50g red beans, 2 white pigeons, 3 slices of ginger, 6 honey dates.
Effect: Lotus root generates fluids and quenches thirst, clears heat and relieves restlessness, nourishes the stomach and aids digestion, nourishes the heart and generates blood, regulates qi and relieves depression, nourishes the heart and replenishes deficiency, white pigeon benefits qi and nourishes the kidneys, dried squid nourishes blood, astringes yin, nourishes the liver, and strengthens the kidneys, red beans nourish blood and qi, and benefit the spleen and stomach.
94. Fire Hemp Seed and Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Fire hemp seed 30g, 400g lean meat, 3 slices of ginger, 2 green onions
Effect: Fire hemp seed can moisten the intestines, can relieve dryness, effective for constipation, for elderly with dry blood, postpartum qi and blood not smooth, and for those who have not recovered from illness, the protein, choline, vitamins, etc. can nourish yin and blood.
95. Fresh Bawang Flower Stewed Pork Meat Soup
Ingredients: Fresh Bawang flower 400g, 6 honey dates, 500g pork, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Bawang flower, also known as sword flower, has sweet and cool properties, enters the lung and stomach meridians, has effects of clearing heat and phlegm, and removing accumulated heat, used to stew pig lung can clear lung heat, nourish lung qi, relieve intestinal accumulation, and eliminate bad breath.
96. Walnut, Dried Mussel, and Duck Soup
Ingredients: 8 walnuts, 50g ginkgo, 50g lotus seed, 100g dried mussel, 5 honey dates, 500g duck meat.
Effect: Duck meat is neutral and cool, sweet and salty, can nourish qi and benefit the body, this soup has effects of nourishing the kidneys, solidifying essence, gathering qi, and strengthening yang.
97. Dang Shen, Bei Qi, Qian Shi, and Huai Shan Stewed Lean Meat or Mountain Catfish Soup
Ingredients: Dang Shen, Qian Shi, Bei Qi, Huai Shan, lean meat, or mountain catfish.
Effect: For frequent sore throat in spring and autumn, frequent colds in winter, cough has health benefits.
98. Radish and Cod Fish Soup
Ingredients: 500g radish, 300g cod fish, 3 slices of ginger, 2 coriander, 2 green onions.
Effect: Radish has effects of promoting qi, aiding digestion, generating fluids, moistening the lungs, nourishing blood, nourishing the skin, and aiding digestion, cod fish nourishes yin, nourishes blood, benefits the kidneys, and enhances essence.
99. Ginkgo, Bamboo, Winter Melon, and Old Duck Soup
Ingredients: Bamboo 100g, ginkgo 100g, winter melon 1000g, 1 old duck, 20g Qian Shi, 3 slices of ginger, 1/4 Chen Pi.
Effect: TCM believes that in autumn, it is advisable to drink more soup made with ginkgo, as it has effects of nourishing lung qi and stopping cough and asthma, has effects of lowering serum cholesterol, dilating coronary arteries, and has certain therapeutic effects for coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, and can also be used for pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchitis, and urinary incontinence, combined with bamboo and winter melon to stew old duck can nourish lung qi and nourish yin qi.
100. Honey Melon, Sea Conch, and Old Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 250g fresh sea conch meat (100g dried), 250g honey melon (choose white skin and green flesh), 1 old chicken, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Said to be Shao Yifu’s favorite nourishing soup, can nourish the liver and kidneys, moisten the five organs, and beautify the skin, has nourishing and moisturizing effects for women.
101. Cordyceps, Yao Zhu, and Pork Stew
Ingredients: 6 Yao Zhu, 15g Cordyceps, 500g pork, 3 slices of ginger.
Effect: Suitable for the “big snow” season for winter nourishment.
102. Mei Dou, Peanut, and Red Date Stewed Pig Tail Soup
Ingredients: Mei Dou 150g, peanut 50g, 5 red dates, 750g pig tail, 3 slices of ginger, 1/4 Chen Pi.
Effect: Mei Dou is neutral and sweet, has effects of strengthening the spleen, dispelling dampness, and relieving foot odor, peanut strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach, red dates can nourish blood and qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, pig tail can strengthen bones and nourish marrow, combined into soup can dispel dampness, relieve fatigue, and nourish the spleen and stomach.
