Red Jujube and Peanut Soup

Internal medicineHepatitisQi & blood deficiencyBroth

Ingredients

  • Red jujube 50g
  • Peanut 80g
  • Rock sugar 50g

Principle

Jujube tonifies spleen and harmonizes stomach, nourishes blood, and calms the spirit; peanut strengthens spleen and stomach, moistens lung, and transforms phlegm. Simmered together, the soup tonifies spleen and stomach, nourishes blood, and supports hemostasis—suited to chronic liver disease with mild anemia or weak coagulation.

Effects & uses

For chronic hepatitis recovery with fatigue, poor complexion, and poor appetite (syndrome differentiation required).

Method

  1. Rinse jujube and peanut; place in a clay pot.
  2. Add adequate water; bring to a strong boil then simmer until peanuts are soft.
  3. Add rock sugar and simmer briefly.

How to use

  • Drink broth and eat peanuts and jujube.

Caution

Not for diabetes (contains rock sugar). Contraindicated with peanut allergy. Strict alcohol abstinence. A daily food-care recipe; not a substitute for medication.

Source

Tianjin Municipal Health Commission; recommended by Chief Physician Li Xian, Henan Provincial Hospital of TCM. Pending manual verification.

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