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: Cough and lungs
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
Alpha from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0Asia · Chinese medical traditionsWatercress and spare rib soup with dried figsA cooling family soup with watercress, figs and apricot kernels.Hot daysCough and lungsWatercress · Apricot · Fig4 people · Preparation 10 min (plus 1 hour soaking), cooking 2 h 30 min
Asia · Chinese medical traditionsPork soup with water chestnuts and jujubesSweetish soup with carrot, water chestnut and red jujubes.Tiredness and strengthCough and lungsJujube (red date) · Water chestnut · Carrot4 people · Preparation 30 min, cooking 2 h 30 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 pears with bei muWarm dessert for dry, congested lungs.Cough and lungsFritillaria bulb (bei mu) · Pear · Cinnamon4–6 people · Preparation 5 min, steaming 1 hour