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Cooling Soups for Hot Weather

Soups

Mung Bean, Job's Tears and Rush Pith Grass Sweet Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and support recovery from chickenpox

⏱ 55 min 2 bowls

Soups

Dried Ginger, Licorice and Poria Soup

Traditionally used to warm the spleen, dispel cold-damp, and ease lower body heaviness and joint discomfort

⏱ 50 min 2 bowls / 1 serving

Herbal & Flower Teas

American Ginseng, Dendrobium and Ophiopogon Sweet Tea

Traditionally used to nourish yin, promote fluids, and ease dryness from late nights or dry weather

⏱ 50 min 2 bowls / 1–2 servings

Soups

Green Olive, Dragon Tongue Leaf, Luo Han Guo and Palm Fruit Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat, soothe a dry throat, and support the voice

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4 bowls

Soups

Sugar Cane, Water Chestnut and Carrot Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat, generate fluids, and provide comfort during cancer radiotherapy recovery

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Dried Cabbage, Duck Gizzard and Pork Lung Soup

Traditionally used to moisten the lungs and ease autumn dryness

⏱ 2 hr 30 min 4 bowls

Soups

Chinese Olive, Green Radish, Fig & Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat, soothe throat inflammation, and relieve a dry, sore throat

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4 bowls

Soups

Smilax Glabra (Tu Fu Ling), Rehmannia Root and Pork Soup

traditionally used to clear heat, resolve dampness, and soothe skin irritation

⏱ 3 hr 20 min 4 bowls

Soups

Glehnia Root and Hai Polygonatum Pork Soup

traditionally used to nourish yin, clear lung heat, and ease dryness and restlessness

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Capillaris Wormwood and Honey Date Tea (Mian Yin Chen Mi Zao Cha)

traditionally associated with clearing liver heat and damp-heat, supporting bile flow, and benefiting those with mildly elevated cholesterol or fatty liver

⏱ 65 min 2 cups / 1 day's serving

Herbal & Flower Teas

Jian Pi Qu Shi Tea (Spleen-Strengthening Dampness-Clearing Tea)

traditionally supports digestive wellness and helps clear summer dampness

⏱ 65 min 4–5 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Lophatherum and Rush Herb Tea

traditionally used to clear heat, calm restlessness, and support urinary comfort in children

⏱ 25 min 2 bowls / 1 serving (child)

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Loofah, Water Chestnut and Dace Fish Paste Stir-fry

traditionally associated with relieving summer heat, clearing the heart, and providing light, refreshing nourishment

⏱ 25 min 2–3 servings

Herbal & Flower Teas

Winter Melon, Lotus Leaf, Red Adzuki and Barley Summer Tea

traditionally used to relieve summer heat, clear dampness, and support comfortable digestion in hot weather

⏱ 1 hr 40 min 3–4 bowls / serves a family of 4

Soups

Lotus Leaf Winter Melon Soup

traditionally used to support the body in clearing summer heat and dampness

⏱ 55 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Fresh Lily Mung Bean Sweet Soup

traditionally used to clear summer heat, calm the mind, and support restful sleep

⏱ 65 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Glehnia Two-Winter Lean Pork Soup

traditionally used to nourish lung yin, moisten dryness, and support respiratory comfort

⏱ 75 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Fresh Lily Bulb and Lotus Seed Sweet Soup

traditionally used to clear heat, calm the heart, and support restful sleep

⏱ 45 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Cordyceps Flower Snow Fungus Lily Conch Slice Soup

traditionally used to nourish the lungs, protect the liver, boost immunity, and ease dryness

⏱ 80 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Dry Ginger, Poria & Atractylodes Decoction (Gan Jiang Ling Zhu Tang)

traditionally associated with warming the spleen, draining dampness, and easing cold-type lower-body heaviness and joint discomfort

⏱ 40 min 1–2 servings (large half-cup concentrated decoction)

Herbal & Flower Teas

Honeysuckle, Fresh Hawthorn and Honey Tea

Traditionally used to clear heat, relieve cold symptoms, and ease digestive sluggishness

⏱ 15 min 2 cups / 2 servings

Herbal & Flower Teas

Sha Shen, Yu Zhu & Dendrobium Cooling Tea

traditionally used to generate fluids, quench thirst, and clear summer heat

⏱ 1 hr 5 min 2 bowls

Soups

Bei Qi Poria Damp-Clearing Soup (Bei Qi Fu Ling Qu Shi Tang)

supports spleen function, traditionally associated with reducing fluid retention and fatigue

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 2 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Ginger-Jujube-Coix Seed Tea

traditionally associated with warming digestion, easing fatigue and relieving dampness

⏱ 20 min 10 tea bags (1 per serving)