Clear-Stewed Beef and Radish Soup
Ingredients
- Fatty and lean yellow beef 500g (some sources list 2000g—pending verification)
- White radish 100g
- Scallion 2 sections
- Salt, cooking wine, and vegetable oil to taste
Principle
Beef tonifies spleen and stomach, benefits qi and blood, strengthens sinews and bones, and is rich in protein; white radish promotes urination. The soup tonifies spleen-stomach and drains dampness, suitable for early ascites in cirrhosis with spleen-stomach weakness.
Effects & uses
Suitable for early cirrhotic ascites with spleen-stomach weakness and abdominal distension (syndrome differentiation required).
Method
- Wash beef, cut into chunks; cut radish into rolling wedges.
- Stir-fry beef, add wine and braise, then transfer to a clay pot with water and simmer slowly about 3 hours.
- Add radish and a little salt; simmer 1 hour until tender.
How to use
- Take with meals, or on an empty stomach before meals.
Caution
Use with caution in hepatic encephalopathy (beef is high in protein). Keep salt low. Avoid if allergic to beef or radish. Strict alcohol abstinence. Daily dietary food care is not a substitute for medication.
Source
China Medical Information Query Platform (National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine review), reviewed by Chief Pharmacist Hua Guodong, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, from Common Chronic Disease Food Therapy. To be manually verified.