Yam and Soft-Shelled Turtle Soup
Ingredients
- Yam 30g
- Ophiopogon 15g
- Soft-shelled turtle 1 (about 500g)
- Cooking wine and salt to taste
Principle
Yam tonifies spleen and kidney; ophiopogon nourishes yin and generates fluids; turtle nourishes yin, cools blood, and softens hardness. The soup nourishes yin and cools blood, supplements liver and kidney—suited to long-standing cirrhosis with general debility and enlarged liver-spleen.
Effects & uses
Suitable for cirrhosis with sore weak lower back and knees, dry mouth with red tongue, fatigue, night sweats, and liver-spleen enlargement (syndrome differentiation required).
Method
- Clean turtle; remove entrails.
- Simmer with yam and ophiopogon in about 1000 mL water.
- Add a little wine and salt; stew until very tender.
How to use
- Eat meat and drink soup with meals.
Caution
Not suitable for spleen-stomach deficiency-cold or loose stools. Use with caution in hepatic encephalopathy (turtle is high in protein). Strict alcohol abstinence. Daily dietary food care is not a substitute for medication.
Source
Published by Shanghai Municipal Health Commission; recommended by Li Ying and Zhang Wei, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai. To be manually verified.