Fresh Lotus Seed and Lily Bulb Pork Soup

Why people make this soup

Fresh lotus seeds and fresh lily bulbs are delicious in sweet soups, desserts, or savory soups, and are traditionally associated with clearing the heart, moistening the lungs, and calming the mind. During big sporting seasons many people stay up late watching matches, and short sleep takes a real toll, often bringing on yin-deficiency heat signs: puffy gums, mouth ulcers, hot palms and soles, dry throat, hoarse dry cough, restlessness and palpitations. This soup is a gentle way to nourish yin and settle things back down.