Fall is here and with it, comes cold and flu season! This is a great time to start boosting your immune system! The single, most important thing that we can do to support our immunity and prevent disease is to eat a balanced, whole foods diet. For most people, this means eating more fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and whole grains. We have a great chicken soup recipe that includes many tonifying and nourishing Chinese herbs that are available at our clinic! Come in and see us for some acupuncture and chicken soup ingredients!
Nourishing Chicken Soup Recipe
The chicken in the following soup recipe brings out the qi tonifying and blood nourishing properties of the herbs. This recipe has been used by the Institute for Traditional in Portland for many years. It can be used for someone recovering from a serious illness or once weekly as a general tonic.
8 cups chicken stock
Huang qi (Astragalus) 10g
Dang shen (Codonopsis) 15g
Shan yao (Discorea) 10g
Long yan rou (Longyan fruit) 10g
Gou qi zi (Lycium fruit) 15g
Yu zhu (Polygonatum) 30g
Lian zi (Lotus seed) 20g
Hai zao (Hijiki) 3g
Bai mu er (White ear mushroom) 15g (soak in boiled water for 1 hour, discard the liquid, and add
mushroom to soup)
2 cloves of garlic
2 slices of ginger
1 tsp sea salt
2 carrots diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 tbsp tamari
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1-2 tbsp mirin or wine
Place the herbs in a large soup pot with the chicken stock, garlic, ginger, and sea salt. Bring to boil and reduce to simmer. Cover and allow to simmer for 4 mins. Add the fresh veggies and simmer for 5 more mins. Remove from heat and stir in tamari, oil, and mirin. All the herbs are edible except Huang qi. Can be stored for 2-3 days. Serves 4-6 people.
Great post!!Thanks for sharing it with us....really needed.At Dr. Park Acupuncture we not only treat the symptoms, but also work with you to identify and treat the root cause of the symptoms.I look forward to helping your journey to optimum health.Acupuncture in Columbia MD
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