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Glehnia Root and Hai Polygonatum Pork Soup
traditionally used to nourish yin, clear lung heat, and ease dryness and restlessness
In short: Glehnia Root and Hai Polygonatum Pork Soup is a soup that traditionally used to nourish yin, clear lung heat, and ease dryness and restlessness. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, cooling & summer heat, everyday balance. Total time about 2 hr 15 min. Key ingredients: glehnia root, candied dates, lean pork.
Why people make this soup
Some people run perpetually warm — not quite ill, but chronically restless, easily irritated, with dry lips, a parched throat, and difficulty settling at night. In traditional Chinese food therapy, this is often described as yin-deficient rising fire: the body’s cooling, moistening aspect has become depleted, allowing heat to rise upward. This gentle soup is a practical everyday remedy for that feeling. Glehnia root (sha shen) and hai polygonatum — a variety of Solomon’s seal with a particularly good flavour — work together to replenish fluids, cool the lungs, and settle the spirit.
Safety first — read before you cook
This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
- take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
- have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.
Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes
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