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Recipes with Honey dates

Soups

Wild Watercress Soup

Traditionally used to nourish yin and clear heat in dry weather

⏱ 3 hr 10 min 1 pot (about 6 bowls)

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Water Chestnut and Honey Date Soup

Traditionally used to support the spleen and settle loose stools

⏱ 50 min about 3 bowls

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Hairy Gourd, Cowpea, Peanut, and Dried Octopus Soup

Traditionally taken to support fluid balance in pregnancy and nourish after birth

⏱ 2 hr 20 min about 4 bowls (family-sized)

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Houttuynia, Platycodon and Apricot Kernel Soup

Traditionally clears heat and supports the airways with a phlegm-heat cough

⏱ 55 min 2 bowls

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Cactus Flower, Longli Leaf and Lean-Pork Soup

Traditionally used to clear lung heat and moisten a dry cough

⏱ 2 hr 15 min About 4 bowls

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Old Cucumber, Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Job's Tears Soup

Traditionally used to clear lingering heat and damp and settle the stomach after a cold

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 1 pot (family-size)

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Fresh Tu Fu Ling, Red Bean and Hyacinth Bean Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat, resolve damp and ease itchy skin

⏱ 2 hr 10 min 4 bowls (1 pot)

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Selaginella Honey-Date Soup

Traditionally used to clear heat and toxins and support the body

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 2 bowls

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Fresh Cereus Flower Soup (xian ba wang hua tang)

Traditionally clears stomach-intestinal heat

⏱ 2 hr 15 min about 4 bowls

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Chayote, Shiitake and Bamboo Fungus Soup

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and support a slimming diet

⏱ 1 hr 20 min 3 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Zhu Zi Li Herb Tea (Pig's Hat Berry Tea)

traditionally associated with clearing phlegm and soothing a persistent cough

⏱ 55 min 2 bowls / 1 serving (drink across the day)

Soups

Winter Melon, Soybean, Ginkgo and Job's Tears Soup

Traditionally clears damp-heat and is associated with reducing water retention

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 3–4 bowls

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Dragon Tongue Leaf, Stone Huangpi and Carrot Soup

traditionally used to help clear heat, dissolve phlegm, and support relief from persistent coughing

⏱ 70 min 2–3 bowls

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Rehmannia, Sea Solomon's Seal and Ophiopogon Soup (Sheng Di Hai Yu Zhu Mai Dong Tang)

traditionally associated with nourishing yin, clearing heat, calming the mind, and supporting thyroid balance

⏱ 70 min 2 bowls (2 servings)

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Sea Coconut, Fritillary Bulb, Almond and Crocodile Meat Soup

traditionally associated with nourishing lung and kidney, dissolving phlegm, and easing cough in children

⏱ 3 hr 20 min 4 bowls

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Wild Kudzu Leaf, Carrot and Lean Pork Soup

Traditionally used to dispel wind-cold and support the respiratory tract

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4 bowls

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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 Yam, Wolfberry, Longan and Velvet Antler Stew

traditionally associated with warming kidney yang and supporting circulation in those with cold limbs and constitutional weakness

⏱ 190 min 1 serving (double-boiled broth)

Home-Style Dishes

Double Date Black Bean Vinegar

traditionally associated with nourishing the liver and kidneys, supporting a healthy complexion and natural hair colour

⏱ 30 min 1 jar (45–60 days of daily doses)

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

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

Herbal & Flower Teas

Apple, Chrysanthemum Flower & Fig Tea (Ping Guo Ju Hua Tang)

traditionally clears heat and supports skin clarity; nourishes and brightens

⏱ 55 min 4 cups

Soups

Sprouted Grain, Malt and Pork Soup

supports digestion, eases bloating, and helps restore appetite

⏱ 1 hr 40 min 3–4 bowls

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Longdi Leaf, Apricot Kernel and Apple Soup

Traditionally supports clearing phlegm and easing persistent cough

⏱ 70 min 3–4 bowls