Red Bean Carp Soup
Ingredients
- Red adzuki beans 100g
- 1 carp (about 500-1000g)
- Ginger, tangerine peel in moderation
- No salt (or very little)
Principle
Red adzuki bean-based flat-flavored carboxylic acid, diuresis and dehumidification, "Shennong Herbal Classic" refers to its "main water"; carp-based flat-flavored sweet, diuresis and swelling, "Herbal Program" refers to its "moisture after cooking, diuresis". The two are matched, diuresis eliminates swelling, and invigorates the spleen and reinforces deficiency. The key is not to add salt in the formula, because sodium salt will aggravate water retention.
Effects & uses
It is suitable for lower limb edema, nephritic edema, gestational edema, and dystrophic edema caused by deficiency of both the spleen and the kidneys; it has an auxiliary conditioning effect on those with short urine, dysphoria, and fatigue (syndrome differentiation required).
Method
- Wash the red adzuki beans and soak them in clean water for 2 hours in advance.
- Carp scales, gills, viscera, wash and drain.
- Add red adzuki beans and carp to a tile pot. Add an appropriate amount of water, and add ginger and tangerine peel to remove the odor.
- After the fire is boiled, turn the small heat to a slow cooker for 1 to 1.5 hours, until the red beans bloom and soften. Serve 2-3 times without salt.
How to use
- Drink soup to eat fish and beans, 1 dose per day, 7 days for 1 course of treatment.
Caution
Yin deficiency without dampness and heat, frequent urination, and pregnant women are not advisable. People with poor digestive function should not eat red adzuki beans. The cause of edema is complex. If edema persists or worsens, the etiology should be clarified. Daily dietary prescriptions are not a substitute for medication.
Source
Fang issued the "Secret Essentials of Outside Taiwan", which was published by the Guangdong Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau and the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission. To be manually verified.