CautionAsia · Food · № 636
Jujube (red date)
Ziziphus jujuba
Traditionally attributed effects: sweet and strengthening in fatigue, anaemia and low energy; builds strength and blood and softens herbal dishes.
Chinese medical traditions+2
Pork soup with water chestnuts and jujubes
Sweetish soup with carrot, water chestnut and red jujubes.
Traditional use
- Time
- Preparation 30 min, cooking 2 h 30 min
- Makes
- 4 people
Jujube (red date)Jujubes are regarded as strengthening for fatigue, anaemia and low energy and make soups naturally sweet. Together with carrot and water chestnut, according to tradition this soup strengthens lungs and spleen, dissolves phlegm and soothes cough.
Ingredients
2.5 litres water
1 large or 2 small carrots, sliced- 12 water chestnuts, peeled
- 8 jujubes (hong zao), pitted
- 500 g lean pork, scalded with boiling water
- 1 tsp salt, or to taste
Step by step
- Bring the water to the boil and add everything except the salt.
- Boil for 20 minutes on high heat.
- Simmer gently uncovered for 2 hours.
- Season with salt.
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Herbs in this recipe
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Water chestnut
Eleocharis dulcis
Traditionally attributed effects: peeled water chestnuts go with carrot and Chinese dates into a sweetish pork soup that by tradition strengthens lungs and spleen, dissolves phlegm and soothes cough.
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Europe · Food · № 259
Carrot
Daucus carota
Traditionally attributed effects: stimulating, diuretic, tonic, carminative; expels kidney and bladder stones, relieves lower back pain from the kidneys, reduces oedema, restores the bladder, stimulates digestion; seed traditionally as a contraceptive.
Western herbal medicine+4Folklore
Cultures and traditions
Where the herbs come from
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