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: Recovery after illness or childbirth
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsWhite radish soup with Chinese asparagusClear soup with tian men dong and white radish: moistening and cooling.Cough and lungsRecovery after illness or childbirthChinese asparagus root (tian men dong) · Radish4 people · Preparation 5 min, cooking 25 min
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsCurry rice with Chinese cinnamonBrown rice with vegetable curry on a cinnamon bark broth.Feeling coldRecovery after illness or childbirthCinnamon6 people · Preparation 30 min, cooking 50 min
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsShellfish soup with chuanxiongWarming winter soup with clams, ginger and chuanxiong.Menstruation and fertilityRecovery after illness or childbirthBlood and circulationSzechuan lovage (chuan xiong)4–6 people · Preparation 30 min, cooking 1 h 10 min
Zheng Zhou · CC BY-SA 4.0Asia · Chinese medical traditionsSpare rib soup with lotus root and four herbsSoup with dang shen, yu zhu, sha shen and lily bulb for recovery after cough and colds.Recovery after illness or childbirthCough and lungsCodonopsis (dang shen) · Fragrant Solomon's seal (yu zhu) · Glehnia root (sha shen)4 people · Preparation 15 min, cooking 2 h 30 min
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsSteamed black chicken with jujubes and longanThe traditional recovery dish after childbirth.Recovery after illness or childbirthBlood and circulationJujube (red date) · Longan · Sesame4 people · Preparation 20 min (plus 30 min marinating), steaming 1 hour
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsPigeon egg soup with white fungusA quick soup to regain strength.Recovery after illness or childbirthSnow fungus (bai mu er)4–6 people · Preparation 10 min (plus 10 min soaking), cooking 5 min