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Cooling & Summer Heat

Soups

Raw Rehmannia Honeysuckle Mung Bean Soup

traditionally supports skin cooling and detoxification for heat-related breakouts

⏱ 70 min 2–3 bowls

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Golden Monk Fruit Pear Water

traditionally soothes and moistens the throat and lungs, supporting those exposed to smoke and alcohol

⏱ 25 min ~5 bowls

Home-Style Dishes

Mugwort Ginger Foot Soak

traditionally warms the body, disperses cold, and improves circulation through foot soaking

⏱ 20 min 1 foot-soak basin

Soups

Winter Melon, Lotus Leaf and Sugarcane Sweet Soup

Traditionally associated with clearing summer heat and supporting digestion

⏱ 45 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Capillary Wormwood, Chicken-Bone Grass and Honey Date Tea

Traditionally used to support liver health and clear heat-dampness

⏱ 130 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Winter Melon, Hyacinth Bean, Job's Tears and Frog Soup

Traditionally associated with clearing summer heat, supporting digestion and reducing dampness

⏱ 140 min 4–5 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Fresh Cogongrass Root and Corn Silk Tea

Traditionally associated with supporting healthy blood pressure, urinary comfort and reducing heat-dampness

⏱ 40 min 2–3 bowls

Soups

Loquat Leaf, Dragon Tongue Leaf, Tangerine Cake and Snow Pear Soup

Traditionally associated with clearing lung heat, relieving cough and preventing autumn dryness

⏱ 40 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Fresh Chinese Yam, Fresh Dendrobium, Snow Fungus and Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally associated with nourishing yin, moistening dryness and supporting digestion, blood sugar and blood pressure

⏱ 140 min 4–5 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Hyacinth Bean Flower Tea (Nan Dou Hua Cha)

traditionally used to strengthen the spleen, resolve summer dampness, and ease loose stools

⏱ 8 min 1 pot (1 serving)

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Corn Silk & Dried Tangerine Peel Drink

traditionally used to resolve dampness and reduce water retention, particularly suitable for late-pregnancy swelling

⏱ 25 min 1–2 bowls (1 day's serving)

Soups

Chayote, Chestnut & Dried Scallop Pork Soup

traditionally used to nourish yin, moisten dryness, and support spleen and kidney health

⏱ 110 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Almond Powder, Fresh & Dried Cabbage, Pork Lung & Pork Rib Soup

Traditionally used to clear lung and stomach heat, moisten dryness, and support bowel regularity

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls / 1 pot

Tonic Drinks & Waters

Imperata Root, Green Sugarcane & Carrot Drink

Traditionally used to clear internal heat, calm restlessness, and support urinary and digestive wellness

⏱ 55 min about 4 bowls / 1 pot

Soups

Chayote, Water Chestnut, Lily Bulb and Pork Rib Soup

traditionally associated with supporting healthy blood pressure, easing dryness, and nourishing the heart

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 4 bowls

Congee & Porridge

Kudzu Root Porridge (Fen Ge Zhou)

traditionally used to clear heat, support healthy blood pressure and blood sugar, and relieve headaches

⏱ 55 min 2–3 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Fresh Dendrobium Orchid and American Ginseng Tea (Xian Shi Hu Hua Qi Shen Cha)

traditionally used to clear heat, generate fluids, relieve dry throat, and support the voice

⏱ 20 min 2–3 cups

Soups

Pepino Melon, Carrot, Water Chestnut and Goji Berry Soup

traditionally associated with generating fluids, relieving thirst and dryness, and supporting blood sugar and blood pressure balance

⏱ 75 min 3 bowls

Soups

Five-Finger Peach and Finger Citron Lean Pork Soup

traditionally used to tonify the spleen, move qi, dispel dampness, and support those with chronic gastritis or ulcer-related discomfort

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4 bowls (serves 3–4)

Soups

Yin Chen, Adzuki Bean & Mung Bean Soup

traditionally used to clear liver heat, resolve dampness, and support liver function

⏱ 70 min 3–4 bowls

Home-Style Dishes

Huai Shan, Poria, Lotus Seed and Euryale Double-Steamed Free-Range Chicken

Traditionally used to strengthen the spleen, resolve dampness, nourish the kidney, and support mental clarity

⏱ 200 min 1 pot / 3–4 servings

Soups

Wild Amaranth & Garlic Soup

traditionally used to clear heat and support the body against bacterial gut infections

⏱ 30 min 3–4 bowls

Herbal & Flower Teas

Dandelion Tea

traditionally associated with clearing heat, supporting liver and gallbladder function, and reducing inflammation

⏱ 8 min 1 cup (re-steepable)

Soups

Glehnia, Polygonatum, Snow Fungus & Apple Soup

traditionally used to nourish yin, moisten dryness, and support those with heat signs from yin deficiency

⏱ 80 min 3–4 bowls