Du Jiao Gan Carp Soup is a traditional Chinese medicinal soup made from Du Jiao Gan (Croton tiglium) and carp. Both ingredients are known for their ability to promote digestion and strengthen the spleen, making this soup a great choice for overall health. Let's take a look at the recipe and benefits of Du Jiao Gan Carp Soup.
【Ingredients】
Prepare 10-15g of Du Jiao Gan, about 200g of carp, and a small amount of ginger.
【Preparation】
Start by washing the Du Jiao Gan and carp. Put them in a pot with 1000ml of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid reduces to about 300ml. Add salt for seasoning. Drink the soup and eat the fish once a day. You can continue this for 7-10 days.
【Benefits】
Du Jiao Gan Carp Soup can strengthen the spleen, nourish the stomach, and promote digestion. This soup has no major contraindications and can be consumed by people with thick and greasy tongue coating, as well as those with deficiencies or stagnation of Qi.
【Medicinal Properties】
Du Jiao Gan, also known as Croton tiglium, is an herb that grows in Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces in China. It is mainly used to strengthen the spleen, promote digestion, and relieve stagnation. Carp is a well-known food that is beneficial for the gastrointestinal system and is rich in nutrients.
Du Jiao Gan is the whole herb of the plant Croton tiglium. It is harvested in summer and autumn, washed, and dried. It has a spicy and slightly bitter taste, a cooling nature, and should be used with caution by pregnant women.
Carp has high medicinal value. It has a neutral taste and sweet flavor and enters the stomach and kidneys. It is known for its ability to tonify the middle, eliminate emaciation, warm the stomach, and invigorate Qi. Carp is widely distributed and available in various water bodies throughout the country.
Note: It is not advisable to consume this soup in large quantities during a cold or fever. According to traditional wisdom, carp should not be consumed with garlic, sugar, mustard greens, pork liver, chicken meat, wild chicken meat, deer meat, as well as the Chinese herbs Mai Dong and Hou Po.
【Expanded Applications】
1. For treating infantile malnutrition and night blindness, take 9-15g of Du Jiao Gan and cook it with pig liver. Take once a day. (From "Folk Herbalism in Southern Fujian")
2. For treating infantile diarrhea, take 6g of Du Jiao Gan and 6g of Di Jin (Lysimachia christinae) and decoct them in water. Take the decoction. (From "Pharmacopoeia of Hunan Province")
3. For treating jaundice hepatitis, take 15-30g of the whole herb of Du Jiao Gan and decoct it in water. Take the decoction. (From "Pharmacopoeia of Hunan Province")
