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Cooling Soups for Hot Weather

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Fresh Chinese Yam, Corn Silk and Job's Tears Water

Traditionally used to strengthen the spleen, drain dampness and ease water retention

⏱ 55 min 3–4 bowls

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Chayote, Lily Bulb, Water Chestnut and Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and moisten the lungs

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4–5 bowls

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Capillary Wormwood, Abrus, Soybean and Pork Bone Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat, support the liver and soothe discomfort

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4–5 bowls

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Ophiopogon, Astragalus, Goji and Lily Bulb Soup

Traditionally used to nourish yin and moisten dryness

⏱ 30 min 2–3 bowls

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Kudzu, Corn, Red Bean and Pork Bone Soup

Traditionally used to drain dampness, ease puffiness and support healthy blood pressure, sugar and lipids

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls

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Lily Bulb, Goji, Snow Fungus, Conch and Chicken Feet Soup

Traditionally used to nourish yin, moisten dryness and support tired eyes

⏱ 2 hr 30 min 4–5 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Chinese Olive, Dried Pear and Golden Monk Fruit Tea

Traditionally used to soothe the throat, clear heat and ease dry coughs

⏱ 40 min 3–4 bowls

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Capillary Wormwood, Adzuki Bean and Mung Bean Soup

Traditionally used to clear damp-heat and support immunity in changeable weather

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 3 bowls

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Old Cucumber, Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean & Fig Pork Shin Soup

Traditionally associated with clearing heat, easing damp, and supporting immunity

⏱ 1 hr 50 min About 5 bowls

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Green Radish, Chinese Olive, Water Chestnut and Fig Pork Soup

Traditionally used to moisten dryness and soothe the throat in autumn and winter

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4–5 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Imperata, Sugarcane, Carrot, Water Chestnut & Job's Tears Water

Traditionally clears heat, promotes urination and helps drain dampness

⏱ 40 min 3–4 bowls

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Papaya, Coconut, Snow Fungus, Hai Yu Zhu & Corn Soup

Traditionally moistens dryness, nourishes the complexion and harmonises qi and blood

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 4–5 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Ophiopogon, Mulberry, Goji & Apple Tea

Traditionally nourishes yin, generates fluids and moistens the lung

⏱ 30 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Dang Shen, Mai Dong and Yu Zhu Tea

Traditionally used to boost qi, nourish yin and ease dryness and thirst

⏱ 25 min 2 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Chicken Bone Grass, Capillary Wormwood and Red Date Tea

Traditionally used to clear damp-heat and support the liver

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 3–4 bowls

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Purslane and Single-Clove Garlic Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and support a healthy gut

⏱ 25 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Honeysuckle Lotus-Flower Tea

traditionally used to cool summer heat and support hydration

⏱ 7 min 3 cups / 1 small pot

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Prunella, Zhe-Fritillaria & Cat's-Claw Lean Pork Soup

traditionally used to clear heat and help soften lumps and nodules

⏱ 1 hr 40 min about 3 bowls

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Watercress, South Almond, Carrot & Dried-Tangerine Soup

traditionally used to clear heat and moisten the lung

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Hawthorn, Rose, Goji and Chrysanthemum Tea

Traditionally used to soothe the liver, clear heat and brighten the eyes

⏱ 10 min 1 pot

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Lotus Leaf, Winter Melon, Adzuki and Hyacinth Bean Soup

Traditionally taken to clear summer heat and support fluid balance

⏱ 2 hr 15 min About 4 bowls (from 8 cups water)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Honeysuckle, Chrysanthemum and Dandelion Root Tea

Traditionally taken to clear heat, resolve toxins and ease summer heat

⏱ 9 min 1 pot (re-steep until pale)

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Loofah and Grass Carp Tail Soup

Traditionally cools summer heat and eases thirst and irritability

⏱ 40 min 4–5 bowls

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Bitter Melon, Soybean and Pork Bone Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and is associated with easing greasiness

⏱ 5 hr 30 min 4–5 bowls