Traditional Chinese medicine originated from daily life. In ancient times, it started with diet, food, and daily living to promote health and prevent diseases. The Lingnan region has a maritime climate with humid and hot weather, so people in Guangdong like to make soup for health and disease prevention, tonifying qi, strengthening spleen, removing dampness, and resolving phlegm. Below is a classic Guangdong spleen and dampness soup that can invigorate the spleen, tonify qi, dispel dampness, dispel phlegm, and relax muscles and activate collaterals. Tonight, you can cook it for your family to drink.
【 Composition of Soup Formula 】
30g Five Fingered Peach, 30g Huai Shan, 15g Tai Zi Shen, 15g Tu Fu Ling, 20g Job's tears, half a pound lean meat, and a little salt.
Clean the materials according to the above proportion and put them into the pot, add some water, boil them on base note, adjust them to slow heat for half an hour, and add a little salt.
Analysis of Soup Formula
Five finger peach has a mild and warm nature, a sweet taste, and belongs to the lung, spleen, stomach, large intestine, and liver meridians. It has the effects of nourishing qi and spleen, dispelling phlegm and dampness, and relaxing muscles and activating collaterals. It is commonly used for symptoms such as lung deficiency and phlegm wheezing, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, limb fatigue and weakness, insufficient appetite and bloating, edema, diarrhea, rheumatism and leg pain, etc. It has the characteristics of nourishing qi without harming yin, nourishing without dryness, and having the same source of medicine and food, making it a good product for tonifying deficiency.
Tubia cocos is beneficial for diuresis, tonifying the spleen and stomach, clearing heat and detoxifying, calming the mind and stopping cough, reducing swelling and pain, as well as anti-tumor, regulating blood lipids, protecting the liver, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, and antioxidant effects.
Tai Zi Shen has a sweet taste, a slight bitterness, and a calming effect. It belongs to the spleen and lung meridians and has various functions and effects, such as nourishing the spleen and lungs, nourishing qi and generating fluids, enhancing the body's immune function, resisting stress, fatigue, improving learning and memory, anti-aging, lowering blood sugar and blood lipids, relieving cough, expectorant, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, etc.
Yam has a sweet and smooth taste, and belongs to the spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Yam has the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, generating fluids and benefiting the lungs, tonifying the kidneys and consolidating essence, anti fatigue, and regulating blood sugar. Yam contains a mixture of glycoproteins, which have special health benefits for the human body. It can prevent fat deposition in the cardiovascular system and avoid excessive obesity.
Coix seed has a sweet and mild taste, a cool nature, and can be found in the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. It has the effects of relieving spasms, clearing heat and pus, and strengthening the spleen. The Compendium of Materia Medica states that Job's tears "invigorate the spleen and stomach, nourish the lungs, clear heat, dispel wind and dampness, nourish the face and body, lighten the body and prolong life".
【 Health benefits 】
Jianpi Qushi Tang has the effects of tonifying the body and nourishing qi, as well as strengthening the spleen and removing dampness. Suitable for people of all ages and genders, and for those with weak constitution, Job's tears can be slightly fried. Due to the hot climate and high humidity in the Lingnan region, the human body is affected by the external environment. In addition, modern living habits often involve drinking cold drinks and staying in air-conditioned rooms for a long time to keep the body moist. Many people feel heavy, lazy to move around, and their heads are as heavy as a blanket. They may even experience soreness, chest tightness, and be prone to catching a cold. Therefore, it is recommended to boil Jianpi Qushi Tang multiple times to maintain health and prevent illness. Lingnan people have been skilled in using various types of Chinese herbs in their daily lives for health preservation since ancient times, which is the wisdom of their ancestors.