From the kitchen
Recipes
Soups, teas and dishes in which herbs play the leading role, with ingredients, steps and points of attention. Each recipe links to the herbs it contains.
These are traditional dishes, not treatments. Also read the safety information for each herb, especially during pregnancy, when taking medication, or for children.
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Recipes for: Immunity
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsPigeon stew with Chinese yam and gojiOne of the classic strengthening dishes of Chinese herbal cooking.Tiredness and strengthImmunityChinese yam (shan yao) · Goji (Chinese wolfberry)4 people · Preparation 10 min, cooking 2 h 5 min
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsPork soup with cordyceps and fish mawRich, strengthening soup with cordyceps, Chinese yam and fish maw.Tiredness and strengthImmunityCaterpillar fungus (cordyceps) · Chinese yam (shan yao)4–6 people · Preparation 10 min (plus 3 hours soaking), cooking 2 h 30 min
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsBrown rice with shiitake, peas and fu lingRice cooked with finely mashed fu ling and shiitake.Rest and sleepImmunityPoria (fu ling) · Shiitake4 people · Preparation 15 min (plus 1 hour soaking), cooking 50 min
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsSweetcorn soup with astragalusCorn soup on a 'jade windscreen' broth.ImmunityColdsAstragalus (huang qi) · White atractylodes (bai zhu) · Saposhnikovia root (fang feng)4–6 people · Preparation 15 min, cooking 35 min