(2) Soup with beef juice for expulsion of wind

Ingredients:

 

 §          Beef 6 liang (minced) or  45  grams

§          Radix astragali (Huangqi) 4 qian or 12 grams

§          ginger (Rhizoma zingiberis recens) 4 slices,

§          small amount of salt.
Method of cooking: 1.      Wash radix astragali (Huangqi) with water.

2.      Put minced beef, radix astragali and ginger slices into a stewing pot and add adequate amount of boiling water.

3.      Stew for 2 to 3 hours.

4.      Add a small amount of salt to finish.
Effect:

 

 ©        Beef has the character of sweetness and warmness; it replenishes spleen and stomache, and supplements blood.  It is rich in nutrition.

©        Ginger has a pungent and warm character; it expels superficial and cold evil, warms stomache and detoxifies harmful substances.
Suitableness :

 

 Females are weak due to menstrual blood loss; it is suitable for them to take the soup before and after menstruation to supplement blood.