Clinical Manifestations of Spleen Deficiency and Neuroasthenia:
Dreaminess, easy awakening, palpitations, forgetfulness, physical fatigue, mental exhaustion, pale complexion, lack of focus, tastelessness in food, pale tongue with thin coating, weak and thin pulse.
【Rock Sugar Osmanthus Lotus Seed】
Ingredients: 150g lotus seeds (without core), 25g white fungus, 200g rock sugar, a little osmanthus brine.
Method: Soak the lotus seeds in water until they swell, then wash them with warm water and put them in a bowl. Add boiling water to just cover the lotus seeds, steam for about 50 minutes, and set aside. Soak the white fungus in warm water until it softens, remove the yellow roots, break it into small pieces, put it in a bowl and steam until cooked. Place a pot on the stove, pour in 1500g of clear water, add rock sugar, and osmanthus brine. Bring to a boil, skim off the foam, then add the white fungus and blanch it slightly. Remove and place it in a large soup bowl. Then remove the steamed lotus seeds and place them in the bowl. Pour the rock sugar syrup from the pot into the soup bowl.
Efficacy: Nourishes yin and blood, tonifies the spleen, and calms the mind.
Usage: Can be eaten with meals.
【Polygala Lotus Powder Porridge】
Ingredients: 30g polygala, 15g lotus seeds, 50g glutinous rice.
Method: Soak the polygala to remove the husks, and grind it with the lotus seeds into fine powder. Cook the glutinous rice with an appropriate amount of water until it becomes porridge. Add the polygala and lotus seed powder and cook for a moment.
Efficacy: Tonifies the middle and benefits the heart.
Usage: Can be made into desserts or eaten as desired.
【Candied Longan】
Ingredients: 500g fresh longan; 50g white sugar.
Method: Peel and pit the fresh longan, put it in a bowl, add white sugar, steam and cool three times until the color turns black, then mix with a little white sugar and store in a bottle.
Efficacy: Nourishes the heart and calms the mind.
Usage: Twice a day, eat 4-5 pieces of longan meat each time.
【Codonopsis Lamb】
Ingredients: 30g codonopsis, 250g lamb.
Method: Cut the lamb into thin slices, select good codonopsis. Put vegetable oil, shredded ginger, salt, and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Add codonopsis and boil for another 10 minutes. Pour the mixture into the lamb slices, add cooking wine, five-spice powder, and other seasonings, and cook briefly.
Efficacy: Tonifies the spleen and invigorates the deficiency.
Usage: The above is a daily amount, can be eaten in multiple servings.
【Dioscorea and Lily Stewed Eel】
Ingredients: 1-2 eels (about 250g), 30g Chinese yam, 30g lily.
Method: Clean the eel and remove the internal organs, put it in a clay pot with Chinese yam and lily, add an appropriate amount of water, stew until cooked, season to taste.
Efficacy: Tonifies the deficiency, invigorates the spleen, nourishes the heart, and calms the mind.
Usage: Eat with meals.
【Black Ginseng Stewed Chicken】
Ingredients: 1 chicken, 100g black ginseng.
Method: Soak the black ginseng in warm water for 4-8 hours, wash and slice it, put it in the chicken's belly. Put the chicken in a clay pot, submerge it with water, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, ginger, and green onion. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the chicken is cooked. Season to taste.
Efficacy: Tonifies qi, invigorates the spleen, nourishes the heart, and calms the mind.
Usage: Twice a day, eat the chicken meat.
