Sautéed Asparagus serves 4 Asparagus dissipates toxic heat from the body, lubricates dryness, acts as a diuretic, lowers blood pressure,...
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serves 4 This dish prevents high blood pressure, dizziness, palpitations, tinnitus, constipation, and liver problems. Caution: Because spinach contains oxalic...
Mustard Celery serves 4 Celery cools the blood, eliminates dampness from the body, nourishes and soothes the liver, and lowers...
Sautéed Celery serves 4 Celery cools the blood and eliminates dampness. It also nourishes and soothes the liver. This dish...
Although few people in China—aside from Buddhist monks—are vegetarians, the Chinese diet does tend to rely more heavily on grains...
serves 4 to 6 This soup dissipates heat, relieves water retention, and nourishes the internal organs, invigorating their qi. It...
serves 6 This soup invigorates the spleen and stomach and harmonizes qi. It nourishes the blood and strengthens the bones,...
Sweet Corn, Chicken, Mushroom, and Egg Soup serves 4 Corn is sweet and mild; it lubricates and nourishes the internal...
Egg and Liver Soup serves 2 to 4 This soup is good for the liver and improves eyesight. 2 eggs...
serves 2 to 4 This recipe dispels toxic heat and reinforces the functions of the stomach, stimulating appetite and improving...
Tofu and Seafood Soup serves 6 Prescribed as part of the dietary regimen for hypertension (high blood pressure) and for...
Tofu, Pork, and Black Mushroom Soup serves 4 to 6 This dish warms the stomach, invigorates the functions of digestion,...
Tofu, Chicken, and Seaweed Soup serves 4 This low-fat, high-energy dish is suitable for anyone with a weight problem. It...
serves 4 to 6 This soup invigorates the kidneys and stomach. As well, because shrimp strengthens Yang and tofu strengthens...
serves 4 to 6 This soup strengthens qi and the blood, invigorates the functions of the spleen and stomach, strengthens...
SOUPS In China soups are generally drunk at the end of the meal rather than at the beginning.1 We use...
serves 4 This dish warms the digestive organs, nourishes qi, stimulates the appetite, and dispels cold- and damp-syndrome diseases. 8...
serves 4 Sometimes prescribed as a remedy for indigestion, this dish warms the stomach and the spleen and dispels cold...
serves 4 Often prescribed as a treatment for chronic dryness in the mouth and throat and for scanty urine, this...
Tofu and Scallions serves 4 Prescribed to alleviate hot- and dry-syndrome diseases, this cold dish replenishes qi and dispels toxic...