Lotus Seed, Poria and Euryale Longan Soup
Ingredients
- Lotus seed (core removed) 8g
- Poria 8g
- Euryale seed (qianshi) 8g
- Longan pulp 10g
- Brown sugar to taste
Principle
Lotus seed nourishes heart and calms spirit, tonifies spleen and stops diarrhea; poria calms heart and spirit, strengthens spleen and drains damp; qianshi tonifies kidney, secures essence, tonifies spleen; longan tonifies heart-spleen and nourishes blood. Tonifies heart and spleen, nourishes blood and calms spirit for neurasthenia from heart-spleen deficiency.
Effects & uses
For palpitations, insomnia, forgetfulness, fatigue, anemia, neurasthenia (syndrome differentiation required).
Method
- Rinse lotus (cored), poria, qianshi, and longan.
- Simmer gently 50 minutes; discard herb dregs.
- Cook to a thick consistency; stir in brown sugar; drink cooled decoction.
How to use
- One day's amount; take in two divided doses.
Caution
Contraindicated with spleen-stomach phlegm-fire, damp stagnation, or poor digestion. Diabetes should not take heavily. Daily food-care only; not a substitute for medication.
Source
“Regulating Neurasthenia,” China CDC website. To be manually verified.