Herbal soup

[Broomer]

Any one know of a good site for herbal soup recipes, especially for women.
I know some basic recipes but really need to improve my knowledge in that area.

Thanks.

Ka

[kimpossible]

Can you be more specific? Most of the 'for women' category has to do with fertility, uterine, urinary health. The best all purpose one I know is ma yo ji tang. Ba bao tea is also a nice... tonic(?). A lot of women specific will have dong quai (Angelicus sinensis). It's been a while since I drank ba bao tea but I think it has angelicus in it. Red dates, longyuan and wolfberries are good basics as well. I used to bring those back from Taiwan in bulk and steep it by the vat. One pot full lasts about a week. Make sure it's fresh enough though otherwise you get critters in your tea.

So lemme list format this.

longyuan
wolfberries
red dates

dong quai/angelicus

(ba bao tea contains all of the above)

ma yo ji tang
chicken legs cut up
fry in sesame oil
add bottle of rice wine
cook down
eat

[Broomer]

^^ You sort of hit the nail on the head. It's really more for the missus for that time of month. Blood lost makes her quite tired and drained, I remember hearing from gran about some herbal soup you make.

Normally, my herbal soup is very generic, you know. Just good health. That sort of thing.

So thanks for that.

I'm already using red dates and wolfberries.

Ka

[kimpossible]

hey, found this (http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=76806). dude even does a first boil to remove the outside slaughterhouse crap from chickens. attention to detail. I'd skip the men's ginseng in favor dong quai but definitely include the white fungus. Adding a bit of rice wine wouldn't be so bad either. Oh, and if you want plenty of flavor and yummy gelatin but your wife can't eat that much meat a game hen would work great or just some legs and feet.

edit: she may want to skip daikon for a while. whenever i had women toning regimens i had to avoid daikon. if i remember correctly it's something like a diuretic or siphons off some medicinal benefits. may also want to avoid 'cold' foods, limit them or at least serve with warm foods. for instance, crab is a cold food but if you do eat then in moderation and eat with plenty of ginger.

[Broomer]

hey, found this (http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=76806). dude even does a first boil to remove the outside slaughterhouse crap from chickens. attention to detail. I'd skip the men's ginseng in favor dong quai but definitely include the white fungus. Adding a bit of rice wine wouldn't be so bad either. Oh, and if you want plenty of flavor and yummy gelatin but your wife can't eat that much meat a game hen would work great or just some legs and feet.

edit: she may want to skip daikon for a while. whenever i had women toning regimens i had to avoid daikon. if i remember correctly it's something like a diuretic or siphons off some medicinal benefits. may also want to avoid 'cold' foods, limit them or at least serve with warm foods. for instance, crab is a cold food but if you do eat then in moderation and eat with plenty of ginger.

I need modify all that a vegetarian diet, which is actually quite easy. Wife hates daikon so that's easy. Can't believe it for this day and age but I'm actually having difficulties trying to find a good web resource on this sort of thing.

I might actually have to ** gasp ** by a book. :confused:

Ka

[sageb1]

chicken liver and nettles!

[eos]

Oh damn I haven't had dong guai in a while. I can feel the blood loss affecting me.

When I was a kid, I used to hate drinking all these Chinese soups and remedies. But the older I get, the more I value them because my grandma and mom are getting older and soon I will have to make them for myself. I think it's time that I make it for them to enjoy.

[cloudzero]

^do you know how to make "王老吉"?

[SunWuKong]

Oh damn I haven't had dong guai in a while. I can feel the blood loss affecting me.

When I was a kid, I used to hate drinking all these Chinese soups and remedies. But the older I get, the more I value them because my grandma and mom are getting older and soon I will have to make them for myself. I think it's time that I make it for them to enjoy.

you better watch out or people might think you are starting to develop wifely and daughter-in-law qualities.

[eos]

you better watch out or people might think you are starting to develop wifely and daughter-in-law qualities.

HAHAH....nobody's ever said anything like that about me. Guess it's just not something people see me as being.

[MarshalStealth]

^do you know how to make "王老吉"?
Believe you can buy it in most Chinese herbal stores. :cool:

[eos]

My friend taught me how to make "yeen wor" (bird saliva!!!!), which is supposedly good for the skin. It's expensive, I'm guessing, otherwise I'd eat it all the time.

Another thing my mom makes is "fah gow", which is some part of a fish. She made me drink some one time and it was kinda gross. It was steeped in milk and "bing tong" (Chinese crystal sugar).

[MarshalStealth]

Does anyone have a suggestion on a Herbal soup cookbook?

[Broomer]

My friend taught me how to make "yeen wor" (bird saliva!!!!), which is supposedly good for the skin. It's expensive, I'm guessing, otherwise I'd eat it all the time.

Another thing my mom makes is "fah gow", which is some part of a fish. She made me drink some one time and it was kinda gross. It was steeped in milk and "bing tong" (Chinese crystal sugar).

Yeen Wor (Birds nest) is a delicacy. Grab for skin, and apparently voice. A lot of Honky actors and actresses swear by the stuff.

Ka

[Player 0]

^Bird's nest and Shark's fin are meant to be the most expensive and prestigeous meals in Chinese culture, its so rare, expensive and hard to make that they say its specially reserved for only the Emperor.

At least that's what you hear from the people of Hong Kong.

Its not really anything special, its really rather bland but they say its supposed to do wonders for the skin.

[eos]

Broomer, do you or your wife read Chinese?

My mom has this book of soup recipes that she got in HK. I think they're separated by what ailment you have or something. Not really sure cuz I can't read Chinese. I can either scan or photocopy for you to look at.

[applehead]

hey, found this (http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=76806). dude even does a first boil to remove the outside slaughterhouse crap from chickens. attention to detail. I'd skip the men's ginseng in favor dong quai but definitely include the white fungus. Adding a bit of rice wine wouldn't be so bad either. Oh, and if you want plenty of flavor and yummy gelatin but your wife can't eat that much meat a game hen would work great or just some legs and feet.

edit: she may want to skip daikon for a while. whenever i had women toning regimens i had to avoid daikon. if i remember correctly it's something like a diuretic or siphons off some medicinal benefits. may also want to avoid 'cold' foods, limit them or at least serve with warm foods. for instance, crab is a cold food but if you do eat then in moderation and eat with plenty of ginger.

oh you know kim. my mom gets me herbal tonics once a year.
the korean acupunturists boil it, extract it and then place it in
individual servings for one whole month.
do chinese acupuncturists do that too?
anyway it always comes with a list of foods i can't eat
and daikon and pork is always on it.
sometimes, they add tell me to avoid seaweed.

but daikon and pork. always on the lists.

[westcole19]

Chinese Herbal Soup

Ingredients

2 ounces Chinese herbs (such as astragalus, ginseng, rehmannia, codonopsis, ligustrum, burdock and shizandra berries)
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
1/8 cup uncooked rice
4 cups soup stock
1 diced carrot
1 beet or 1 turnip, diced
1 diced yam
¼ cup shiitake mushrooms, slivered

Directions

Place the herbs (including ginger) in a muslin bag or tie them together with a string. Simmer the bag and rice in the soup stock for 1 hour.

Add the vegetables and mushrooms to the herbal stew, and simmer gently for another 30 minutes.

Remove the bag filled with herbs, and serve the soup.

Note: If you use burdock in this soup, it can be finely chopped and need not go in a bag.

[MarshalStealth]

^Bird's nest and Shark's fin are meant to be the most expensive and prestigeous meals in Chinese culture, its so rare, expensive and hard to make that they say its specially reserved for only the Emperor.

At least that's what you hear from the people of Hong Kong.

Its not really anything special, its really rather bland but they say its supposed to do wonders for the skin.

Many yrs ago, there was a myth floating through Chinatown that the intake of shark fin can cure cancer. ...

[Broomer]

Chinese Herbal Soup

Ingredients

2 ounces Chinese herbs (such as astragalus, ginseng, rehmannia, codonopsis, ligustrum, burdock and shizandra berries)
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
1/8 cup uncooked rice
4 cups soup stock
1 diced carrot
1 beet or 1 turnip, diced
1 diced yam
¼ cup shiitake mushrooms, slivered

Directions

Place the herbs (including ginger) in a muslin bag or tie them together with a string. Simmer the bag and rice in the soup stock for 1 hour.

Add the vegetables and mushrooms to the herbal stew, and simmer gently for another 30 minutes.

Remove the bag filled with herbs, and serve the soup.

Note: If you use burdock in this soup, it can be finely chopped and need not go in a bag.

Thank you. Going to give this one a try this weekend.

Ka

Many yrs ago, there was a myth floating through Chinatown that the intake of shark fin can cure cancer. ...

There was a theory floating around that shark cartilage can be used to prevent or even cure cancer.

Not sure where the study went though.

Ka

[MarshalStealth]

There was a theory floating around that shark cartilage can be used to prevent or even cure cancer.

Not sure where the study went though.

Ka

Regardless of the theory, it does taste very good. ... :smile: