Women's beauty and appearance are supported by their blood. Blood is the inner charm of women, the true source of life force, and the foundation of women's health and beauty. Therefore, if you want to be an excellent woman, you must know how to nourish your blood. Here are a few blood-nourishing and beauty-enhancing soups to help nourish your blood and enhance your vitality.
Herbal Soup 1: Pumpkin Black Sugar Jujube Soup
Ingredients: 200g pumpkin, suitable amount of jujubes, black sugar.
Directions: Peel and remove the seeds from the pumpkin, then wash and cut into pieces. Put the jujubes and pumpkin in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat until the pumpkin is cooked. Add black sugar to taste and it is ready to be consumed.
Benefits: This soup has the effects of nourishing Qi and blood. Pumpkin has a good effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting Qi. Jujubes and black sugar can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, nourish Yin and blood. It is especially suitable for women with irregular menstruation and insufficient Qi and blood. In addition, pumpkin is rich in carotene and black sugar contains trace elements needed by the human body, so daily consumption can also supplement the body's mineral needs.
Herbal Soup 2: Tremella Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 15g tremella, 10 red dates, 30 wolfberries, 30g rock sugar.
Directions: Put the above ingredients in a clay pot, add water, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir occasionally during the cooking process to prevent sticking. After boiling, simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat. Cover the pot and let it simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
Benefits: Tremella is known as the "poor man's bird's nest," indicating its excellent medicinal effects. However, bird's nest is expensive despite its nourishing effects. Tremella, on the other hand, is very similar to bird's nest in terms of color, texture, and effects, but it is much cheaper. Tremella has the functions of cooling, nourishing, and moisturizing. When cooked with dried longan, wolfberries, and red dates, it not only tastes delicious but also gives your complexion a rosy glow and makes your body feel lighter.
Herbal Soup 3: Red Date Black Chicken Soup
Ingredients: Half a black chicken, 100g red dates, 10g wolfberries, 10g motherwort.
Directions: Chop the black chicken into pieces. Wash the red dates, wolfberries, and motherwort, then put them in a pot with the black chicken. Add an appropriate amount of water and simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Season with salt and it is ready to be consumed.
Benefits: Black chicken has a good effect of nourishing Yin and Qi. Red dates and motherwort are effective in regulating women's menstrual conditions, nourishing blood and enhancing beauty. This soup is especially suitable for women with insufficient Qi and blood, and those who often have cold hands and feet. Drinking black chicken soup can help drive away the cold, warm the stomach, and enhance resistance.
Herbal Soup 4: Rehmannia Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 1 black chicken, 100g lean pork, 25g rehmannia, a few slices of ginger.
Directions: Remove the feathers and internal organs of the black chicken, then chop it into pieces. Wash the lean pork and cut it into large chunks. Put the black chicken, lean pork, rehmannia, and ginger in a pot. Add an appropriate amount of water and simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Season with salt and it is ready to be consumed.
Benefits: This nourishing soup is good for nourishing the marrow and blood, and nourishing the liver and kidneys. It is especially suitable for women with irregular menstruation. It has the function of regulating menstruation and nourishing blood. It can also be consumed as a nourishing soup in early autumn.
