Category One: Plant-Based Dietary Therapy Recipes
Radish Porridge
[Ingredients] Five large radishes.
[Indications] Diabetes, dry tongue, dry mouth, frequent urination.
[Method] Cook until soft, extract the juice, and mix with three cups of japonica rice and water, then cook into porridge.
Wheat Porridge
[Ingredients] Wheat, no specific quantity.
[Indications] Diabetes, dry mouth.
[Method] Rinse thoroughly, cook into porridge or rice, and eat on an empty stomach.
Portulaca Oleracea Porridge
[Ingredients] Portulaca oleracea.
[Indications] Beriberi, facial edema, abdominal distension, painful urination.
[Method] Wash, extract juice, and cook with japonica rice into porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Ge Gen (Kudzu Root) Powder Soup
[Ingredients] 250g kudzu root, 100g powdered kudzu; 30g schizonepeta spikes; 300g fermented soybeans.
[Indications] Stroke, wind-heat in the heart and spleen, speech difficulties, mental confusion, paralysis of limbs.
[Method] First boil schizonepeta and fermented soybeans for six or seven boils, strain to obtain juice. Then mix kudzu powder into the juice and cook until done, consume on an empty stomach.
Schizonepeta Porridge
[Ingredients] 30g schizonepeta spikes, 30g mint leaves, 300g fermented soybeans, 300g japonica rice.
[Indications] Stroke, speech difficulties, mental confusion, facial droop.
[Method] Use four liters of water, boil down to three liters, strain, add rice to cook porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Sesame Porridge
[Ingredients] 100g winter sesame seeds, roasted and peeled, ground. 300g japonica rice, 30g mint leaves, 30g schizonepeta spikes.
[Indications] Stroke, wind-heat in the five organs, speech difficulties, paralysis of limbs, constipation.
[Method] Use three liters of water, boil mint and schizonepeta, strain to obtain juice, add sesame seeds, and cook porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Malva Verticillata
[Ingredients] Tender leaves of malva verticillata, ghee.
[Indications] Stroke, dryness and heat, dry mouth, paralysis of limbs, and skin sores.
[Method] Boil malva leaves in three to five liters of broth, strain, rinse with fresh water, extract juice, mix with five flavors, and consume.
Lotus Seed Porridge
[Ingredients] 300g lotus seeds, heart removed.
[Indications] Restlessness, tonifying the center, strengthening the mind, improving hearing and vision.
[Method] Cook until soft, mash into a paste, mix with 300g japonica rice to make porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Chicken Head Porridge
[Ingredients] 300g chicken heads.
[Indications] Insufficient essence and qi, strengthening the mind, improving hearing and vision.
[Method] Cook until soft, mash into a paste, mix with 100g japonica rice, and cook porridge.
Sunflower Leaf Soup
[Ingredients] Sunflower leaves, no specific quantity.
[Indications] Urinary retention.
[Method] Wash and select clean leaves. Cook into soup, add five flavors, and eat on an empty stomach.
Raw Rehmannia Porridge
[Ingredients] 200g raw rehmannia juice.
[Indications] Deficiency, weakness, bone steaming, alternating chills and fever, coughing with blood.
[Method] Cook white porridge, add rehmannia juice before done, stir well, eat on an empty stomach.
Raw Rehmannia Porridge
[Ingredients] 100g raw rehmannia juice; 400g sour jujube seed juice.
[Indications] Weakness, bone steaming, weakness in limbs, gradual emaciation, irritability, insomnia.
[Method] Boil with water, simmer several times, then add 300g rice to cook porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Sour Jujube Porridge
[Ingredients] 300g sour jujube seeds.
[Indications] Deficiency, irritability, insomnia.
[Method] Extract juice with water, add 300g rice to cook porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Peach Kernel Porridge
[Ingredients] 150g peach kernels.
[Indications] Abdominal pain, coughing with qi, chest fullness, shortness of breath.
[Method] Boil in broth, remove tips and skin, extract juice, mix with japonica rice to cook porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Spicy Soup
[Ingredients] 10g Sichuan pepper, roasted and ground, 200g white flour.
[Indications] Spleen and stomach deficiency, prolonged cold, abdominal pain, vomiting, inability to eat.
[Method] Mix well, add a little salt, make noodles with fermented soybeans, cook soup to eat.
White Pepper Porridge
[Ingredients] 30g white pepper, 30g black pepper, 25g cinnamon.
[Indications] Spleen and stomach deficiency, abdominal cold pain, inability to eat.
[Method] Grind the three ingredients into powder, use 30g each, boil with three large bowls of water, add 150g fermented soybeans, cook until done, strain, add 300g rice to make porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Ginger Porridge
[Ingredients] 15g ginger powder; 300g japonica rice.
[Indications] Abdominal cold pain, accumulation of fluids.
[Method] Boil three large bowls of water, simmer ginger until two bowls remain, strain, add rice to cook porridge, effective.
Evodia Porridge
[Ingredients] 15g evodia.
[Indications] Abdominal cold pain, pain in the ribs.
[Method] Wash with water, dry, roast into powder, mix with 300g rice to cook porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Roasted Yellow Flour
[Ingredients] 500g white flour.
[Indications] Diarrhea, dysentery, and weak intestines.
[Method] Roast until golden brown, mix one spoon with warm water daily on an empty stomach.
Category Two: Animal-Based Dietary Therapy Recipes
Milk Cake Noodles
[Ingredients] One milk cake, cut into bean-sized pieces.
[Indications] Spleen and stomach deficiency, red and white diarrhea.
[Method] Mix with flour, cook until done, eat on an empty stomach.
Raw Rehmannia Chicken
[Ingredients] 250g raw rehmannia, 250g rock candy, one black chicken.
[Indications] Back pain, bone marrow deficiency, inability to stand for long, heavy body, fatigue, night sweats, occasional vomiting and diarrhea.
[Method] First clean the chicken, cut into pieces, mix rehmannia and sugar, stuff into the chicken’s abdomen. Place in a copper pot, steam until cooked, eat the meat without salt or vinegar, only drink the juice.
Sheep Fat Paste
[Ingredients] 250g cooked sheep fat, 250g cooked sheep marrow, 250g white sand honey, 100g ginger juice, 500g raw rehmannia juice.
[Indications] Treats deficiency, back pain, cough, lung atrophy, bone steaming.
[Method] First boil sheep fat until bubbling, then add sheep marrow, boil again, then add honey and rehmannia juice. Stir continuously over low heat until it becomes a paste. Take one spoon daily on an empty stomach with warm wine, or use in soup or porridge.
Sheep Organ Soup
[Ingredients] One each of sheep liver, stomach, kidney, heart, and lung, cleaned, 50g beef tallow, 30g black pepper, 30g white pepper, 30g fermented soybeans, 6g dried tangerine peel, 6g ginger, 2 grass fruits, 5 green onions.
[Indications] Kidney deficiency, bone marrow damage.
[Method] First boil the sheep stomach slowly until cooked, strain the juice, mix with liver and other ingredients, stuff into the sheep stomach, sew it up, place in a silk bag, boil again, add five flavors, eat as desired.
Sheep Bone Porridge
[Ingredients] One set of sheep bones, crushed, 6g dried tangerine peel, 6g ginger, 2 grass fruits, a little salt.
[Indications] Treats deficiency, weakness in the waist and knees.
[Method] Boil three bowls of water, simmer until reduced, strain, cook as usual into porridge or soup.
Sheep Spine Soup
[Ingredients] One sheep spine, crushed, 30g cistanche, washed and sliced, 3 grass fruits, 30g white pepper.
[Indications] Treats long-term deficiency, damage to the kidneys.
[Method] Boil with water until reduced, strain, add green onions and five flavors, eat as a soup.
White Sheep Kidney Soup
[Ingredients] Two white sheep kidneys, sliced, 30g cistanche, soaked in wine, sliced, 200g sheep fat, sliced, 30g black pepper, 10g dried tangerine peel, 30g white pepper.
[Indications] Treats deficiency, decline of yang, weakness in the waist and knees.
[Method] Mix all ingredients, add green onions, salt, and soy sauce, boil into soup, add noodles, eat as usual.
Pork Kidney Porridge
[Ingredients] One pair of pork kidneys, cleaned and sliced, 300g japonica rice, 30g grass fruit, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g sand ginger.
[Indications] Treats kidney deficiency, weakness and pain in the waist and knees.
[Method] First boil pork kidneys and tangerine peel to extract juice, strain, add a little wine, then add rice to make porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Goji Berry Sheep Kidney Porridge
[Ingredients] 500g goji leaves, two pairs of sheep kidneys, finely sliced, one green onion, 250g sheep meat, stir-fried.
[Indications] Treats decline of yang, pain in the waist and legs, five labor and seven injuries.
[Method] Mix all four ingredients, add five flavors, boil into juice, add rice to simmer into porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Deer Kidney Soup
[Ingredients] One pair of deer kidneys, cleaned and sliced.
[Indications] Kidney deficiency, deafness.
[Method] Boil with fermented soybeans, add 300g japonica rice, cook porridge, or make soup, add five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Sheep Meat Soup
[Ingredients] 250g sheep meat, finely sliced; one radish, sliced; 30g grass fruit, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g ginger, 10g black pepper, 3 green onions.
[Indications] Kidney deficiency, weakness in the waist and legs.
[Method] Boil all ingredients in water, add salt and soy sauce, simmer soup with noodles, or clarify the soup to eat as porridge.
Deer Hoof Soup
[Ingredients] Four deer hooves, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g grass fruit.
[Indications] Various wind deficiencies, pain in the waist and legs, inability to walk.
[Method] Boil all ingredients until soft, remove meat, add five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Deer Antler Wine
[Ingredients] Fresh deer antlers, 2-3 inches long, burned until red.
[Indications] Sudden back pain, inability to turn.
[Method] Soak in wine for two nights, drink on an empty stomach for immediate effect.
Black Cow Marrow Decoction
[Ingredients] 250g black cow marrow, 250g raw rehmannia juice, 250g white sand honey, wax removed.
[Indications] Kidney weakness, bone injury, weakness and fatigue.
[Method] Mix all three ingredients, steam into a paste, take with warm wine on an empty stomach.
Fox Meat Soup
[Ingredients] 2500g fox meat, cleaned, 5 grass fruits, 10g sand ginger, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g black pepper, 10g ginger.
[Indications] Weakness, evil qi in the five organs.
[Method] Boil all ingredients in one bucket of water until cooked, remove grass fruits, add 10g black pepper, 10g ginger, soy sauce, mix well, eat on an empty stomach.
Black Chicken Soup
[Ingredients] One black rooster, cleaned, cut into pieces. 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g ginger, 10g black pepper, 2 grass fruits.
[Indications] Weakness, labor injury, evil qi in the heart and abdomen.
[Method] Mix all ingredients with green onions, vinegar, and soy sauce, seal in a bottle, boil until cooked, eat on an empty stomach.
Milk Wine
[Ingredients] One cup of milk.
[Indications] Treats weakness, expels wind and dampness.
[Method] Mix with one cup of wine, drink warm, effective.
Yam
[Ingredients] 5-7 pieces of sheep bones with meat, one radish, cut into large pieces, one green onion, 5 grass fruits, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g ginger, 10g black pepper, 10g sand ginger, 1kg yam.
[Indications] Various deficiencies, five labors and seven injuries, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, bone marrow damage.
[Method] Boil all ingredients together to extract juice, clarify, strain out the coarse parts. Use 1kg flour, 1kg yam, cook until soft, mash, mix with five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Yam Porridge
[Ingredients] 500g sheep meat, remove fat, boil until soft, mash. One yam, boil until soft, mash.
[Indications] Deficiency, bone steaming, prolonged cold.
[Method] Add 300g rice to the meat broth, cook porridge, eat on an empty stomach.
Beef Jerky
[Ingredients] 2500g beef, remove fat, cut into large pieces; 10g black pepper; 10g sand ginger; 10g dried tangerine peel; 10g grass fruit; 10g ginger.
[Indications] Prolonged cold in the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite.
[Method] Grind all ingredients into fine powder, mix with 500g ginger juice, 100g onion juice, 200g salt, marinate for two days, dry to make jerky, eat as desired.
Chicken Head Powder Soup (originally “Chicken Head Soup Powder” now revised for clarity)
[Ingredients] Chicken head, ground into powder; one sheep spine, boiled to extract juice.
[Indications] Dampness and pain in the waist and knees, removes acute diseases, benefits essence and qi, strengthens the mind, improves hearing and vision.
[Method] Mix all ingredients with 100g ginger juice, add five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Carp Soup
[Ingredients] 1 large carp, 2 cloves of garlic, 10g black pepper, 10g small pepper, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g sand ginger, 10g black pepper.
[Indications] Weakness in the spleen and stomach, diarrhea that does not heal.
[Method] Boil all ingredients with green onions, soy sauce, and salt, cook until done, eat on an empty stomach.
Roasted Yellow Chicken
[Ingredients] One yellow hen, cleaned.
[Indications] Weakness in the spleen and stomach, diarrhea.
[Method] Mix with salt, soy sauce, vinegar, fennel, and small pepper powder, brush on the chicken, roast over charcoal until dry and crispy, eat on an empty stomach.
Beef Jerky with Sand Ginger
[Ingredients] Beef, sand ginger.
[Indications] During the Zhenguan period, Emperor Taizong suffered from dysentery, and many doctors failed to cure him. He promised a reward for anyone who could cure him. A sorcerer presented this recipe, using beef to steam sand ginger, which cured him immediately.
Meat Soup
[Ingredients] 500g meat, finely sliced, 5 green onions, 3 grass fruits.
[Indications] Edema, abdominal distension, painful urination.
[Method] Boil with small pepper and fermented soybeans until soft, add 300g rice to make soup, mix five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Yellow Hen
[Ingredients] One yellow hen, cleaned, 200g red beans.
[Indications] Abdominal water retention and edema.
[Method] Cook until done, eat on an empty stomach.
Green Duck Soup
[Ingredients] One green-headed duck, cleaned, 5 grass fruits.
[Indications] Persistent edema and water retention.
[Method] Use 300g red beans, place inside the duck, cook until done, mix five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Wild Chicken Soup
[Ingredients] One wild chicken, cleaned.
[Indications] Diabetes, dry mouth, frequent urination.
[Method] Add five flavors, cook as usual.
Squab Soup
[Ingredients] One white squab, cut into large pieces.
[Indications] Diabetes, excessive drinking.
[Method] Cook with earth herbs until done, eat on an empty stomach.
Egg Yolk
[Ingredients] One egg yolk, raw.
[Indications] Urinary retention.
[Method] Consume as directed, no more than three doses, can also be eaten cooked.
Carp Soup
[Ingredients] One large carp, 100g red beans, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g small pepper, 10g grass fruit.
[Indications] Diabetes, edema, jaundice, beriberi.
[Method] Mix all ingredients, cook until done, eat on an empty stomach.
Donkey Head Soup
[Ingredients] One black donkey head, cleaned, 10g black pepper, 10g grass fruit.
[Indications] Stroke, dizziness, weakness in the limbs, speech difficulties.
[Method] Boil all ingredients until soft, eat on an empty stomach.
Donkey Meat Soup
[Ingredients] Black donkey meat, no specific quantity, sliced.
[Indications] Treats wind madness, anxiety, and restlessness.
[Method] Boil with fermented soybeans until soft, add five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Fox Meat Soup
[Ingredients] Fox meat, no specific quantity, along with the five organs.
[Indications] Seizures, epilepsy, confusion, excessive laughter.
[Method] Cook as usual, add five flavors, boil until soft, eat on an empty stomach.
Bear Meat Soup
[Ingredients] 500g bear meat.
[Indications] Various wind conditions, beriberi, numbness, and muscle tension.
[Method] Boil with fermented soybeans, green onions, and soy sauce until soft, eat on an empty stomach.
Black Chicken Wine
[Ingredients] One black hen, cleaned, remove the intestines.
[Indications] Treats stroke, back pain, inability to speak, and fever.
[Method] Boil five liters of wine to extract two liters, strain, divide into three doses, consume successively, and when the juice is finished, boil green onions and ginger porridge to induce sweating.
Sheep Stomach Soup
[Ingredients] One sheep stomach, cleaned, 300g japonica rice, several green onions, 150g fermented soybeans, 30g Sichuan pepper, 15g ginger.
[Indications] Various strokes.
[Method] Mix all ingredients, stuff into the sheep stomach, boil until soft, add five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Black Donkey Skin Soup
[Ingredients] One black donkey skin, cleaned.
[Indications] Stroke, paralysis of limbs, joint pain, irritability, facial droop.
[Method] Steam until soft, finely slice, mix with fermented soybeans, add five flavors, boil, eat on an empty stomach.
Sheep Head Soup
[Ingredients] One white sheep head, cleaned.
[Indications] Stroke, dizziness, weakness, and fatigue.
[Method] Steam until soft, finely slice, mix with five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Wild Boar
[Ingredients] 1kg wild boar meat, finely sliced.
[Indications] Chronic hemorrhoids, wild chicken disease, persistent bleeding, and anal swelling.
[Method] Boil until soft, add five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Otter Liver Soup
[Ingredients] One otter liver.
[Indications] Chronic hemorrhoids, persistent bleeding.
[Method] Boil until soft, add five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.
Carp Soup
[Ingredients] One large carp, fresh, cleaned, sliced; 10g small pepper, 10g black pepper, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g grass fruit.
[Indications] Chronic hemorrhoids, intestinal wind with blood in stool.
[Method] Boil with three green onions until cooked, add five flavors, eat on an empty stomach.