The so-called red date soup is a nutritious soup made mainly from red dates. Different ingredients can be added to the red date soup to produce different nutritional effects. Here are some red date soups that are good for calming the mind and nourishing the heart.
1. Peanut, Longan, and Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 300g peanuts with skin, 100g longan flesh, 20 red dates, 80g sugar.
Method: Wash the peanuts and drain after soaking in water for 2 hours. Put the peanuts and red dates in a pot with 5 cups of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to low heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Add the longan flesh and continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Season with sugar and serve.
Effects: Red dates can tonify the middle and replenish qi, nourish the blood, and calm the mind. Peanuts can invigorate the spleen and stomach, and diuretic. This soup can be consumed by those with qi and blood deficiency, various types of bleeding disorders, dizziness, fatigue, weak memory, and declining cognitive function.
2. Angelica, Astragalus, and Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 4 eggs, 6g angelica, 30g astragalus, 12 pitted red dates.
Method: Boil the eggs and remove the shells. Rinse the angelica, astragalus, and red dates. Put all the ingredients in a pot, add a suitable amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Season and serve.
Effects: This soup has the function of tonifying qi, nourishing blood, strengthening the brain, and calming the mind.
3. Red Date Brain-Nourishing Soup
Ingredients: 20g red dates, 20g coix seed, 15g ginkgo nuts, 10g longan flesh.
Method: Put all the above ingredients in a pot and cook for 40 minutes. Then add 6 peeled and cooked quail eggs and cook for another half an hour. Add an appropriate amount of rock sugar or brown sugar before serving.
Effects: This soup has the effects of nourishing the heart and mind, clearing dampness and toxins, and invigorating the spleen and stomach. Regular consumption can help reduce acne, blackheads, and flat warts on the skin, making the skin moisturized, smooth, and bright.
4. Lily and Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 20g lily, 50g red dates, 50g white fungus, honey as needed.
Method: Rinse the white fungus and soak in water. Put the lily, red dates, and white fungus in a pot, add water and simmer until boiling. Add the white fungus and boil for another 1-2 minutes. Add honey to taste before serving.
Effects: This soup can moisturize the lungs, relieve cough, and calm the mind. It is suitable for assisting in the treatment of chronic bronchitis accompanied by restlessness and insomnia.
5. Ginger and Red Date Tea
Ingredients: 500g ginger, 250g red dates, 100g salt, 150g licorice, 25g cloves, 25g agarwood.
Method: Grind all the above ingredients into coarse powder and mix well. Take 15-25g each time, boil and drink in the morning or steep in water as a tea, several times a day.
Effects: This tea has the effects of tonifying the spleen, nourishing the blood, invigorating the stomach, calming the mind, and relieving depression. Long-term consumption can make the complexion white and tender, and reduce wrinkles.
6. Chrysanthemum and Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 15 red dates, a small amount of dried chrysanthemum, a little rock sugar.
Method: Wash the red dates and boil them in water for about 15 minutes over low heat. Pour the red date soup into a teapot and put the dried chrysanthemum in the filter of the teapot. Let it soak in the red date soup for about 5 minutes, then add a little rock sugar.
Effects: Chrysanthemum is rich in vitamin A, which is an important substance for maintaining eye health. Chrysanthemum can be used to treat blurred vision, retinal vein congestion, optic neuritis, and retinitis. It is very suitable for people who often use computers. Chrysanthemum, longan, and red date soup, which is rich in vitamins, has a cool and sweet taste and has the effects of nourishing the liver, improving eyesight, nourishing the brain, and delaying aging.
