Longan, Ginger and Jujube Soup
Ingredients
- Longan pulp 10g
- Fresh ginger 5 slices
- Jujube 15 pieces
Principle
Longan tonifies heart-spleen and nourishes blood; ginger warms middle and dispels cold; jujube tonifies middle qi and nourishes blood to calm spirit. Tonifies blood and qi, nourishes blood and calms spirit for insomnia and forgetfulness from heart blood deficiency.
Effects & uses
For middle-aged and older heart blood deficiency, insomnia, forgetfulness, neurasthenia, anemia (syndrome differentiation required).
Method
- Choose thick, large, soft, oily, brown-yellow, semi-translucent, sweet longan.
- Peel and slice fresh ginger; rinse jujube.
- Simmer longan, ginger, and jujube with two bowls of water down to one small bowl.
How to use
- Discard dregs; drink decoction—one day's amount in two doses.
Caution
Not during fever or excess fire; not for diabetes. Use longan cautiously in pregnancy. Daily food-care only; not a substitute for medication.
Source
China CDC website. To be manually verified.