Burdock Root Ginseng Soup

Posted On June 27, 2021

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Burdock （山药）作为高营养食品含有大量蛋白质、糖类、B族维生素、维生素C、维生素E、葡萄糖、粗蛋白氨基酸、胆汁碱、尿囊素、及碘、钙、铁、磷等人体不可缺少的无机盐和微量元素等营养成分。((日华子本草》说其“助五脏、活筋骨、长志安神、主治泄精健忘” Many vitamins, treat forgetful.

Ginseng （人参）具有补气固脱，健脾益肺，宁心益智，养血生津的功效 replenish qi

Codonopsis pilosula (党参) 有补中益气、止渴、健脾益肺，养血生津 replenish qi

Ligusticum striatum (川芎) 活血行气，祛风止痛。用于安抚神经，正头风头痛，症瘕腹痛，胸胁刺痛，跌扑肿痛，头痛，风湿痹痛。replenish blood, remove headache

Female ginseng (当归) 补血益气的功效 replenish blood

Glycyrrhiza uralensis (甘草) 在中医上甘草补脾益气，止咳润肺，缓急解毒，调和百药。主治脾胃虚弱、食少、腹痛、肺痰咳喘、药食中毒。Remove poison,

Lycium chinense (枸杞) wolfberry 枸杞子滋补肝肾，益精明目。用于虚劳精亏，腰膝酸痛，眩晕耳鸣，内热消渴，血虚萎黄，目昏不明^[6]。枸杞子色赤属火，因能补精壮阳，故俗谓：离家千里，勿食枸杞^[7][8]。replenish eyes.

1 Chicken

1 Burdock, wash clean, cut into small pieces

some wolfberry (Lycium chinense (枸杞))

Some dried longan

2 danggui (Female ginseng (当归))

2 gan cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis (甘草))

2 chuang gong (Ligusticum striatum (川芎))

some water

Prepare

put herbs and ginseng into pot

Cook for 7 hours or cook using pressure cooker

Put in bowl