Traditional Chinese Medicine Medicated Diet Recipe Book

Yin Deficiency/ Diabetes, hypertension, febrile disease, poor appetite, constipation, cough,

restlessness, thirst

White Fungus and Pear Soup

Ingredients:
30g - White fungus (Mu Er)
2 - Pear (Xue Li)
10pc - Chinese Red Date (Hong Zao)
2 - Fig (Wu Hua Guo)
10g - Fresh Ginger
Right Amount - Crystal Sugar (Bing Tang)

Directions:

1. Rinse the white fungus, soak in water for 30 mins and then trim off the hard bottom


2. Rinse Figs and cut into 2 pieces each


3. Rinse the pear and cut into small pieces


4. Rinse the red date


5. Add all ingredients except the pear and sugar into a pot with 2 liters of cold water


6. Bring to a boil then cook on medium heat for 30 minutes or until ingredients are tender


7. Add pear and simmer another 15 mintues


8. Add the crystal sugar, stir until dissolved

Actions/Indications/Functions

• Nourish stomach yin and generate fluids


• Nourish lung yin


• Promote circulation of body fluids, moistens dryness


• Clear pathogenic heat, relieve phlegm


• Anti-aging