Ingredients:
Swimming bladder 3-4 liang or 30 grams,
pork 4 liang or 30 grams
Radix astragali (Huangqi) 3 slices,
poria (Fuling), semen euryales, rhizome dioscoreae, semen nelumbinis), each 3 qian or 10 grams (not to make the soup too concentrated),
6-8 pieces of winter mushrooms,
dried shelled shrimps, dries scallop and salt, each in small amount.
Method of cooking:
Clean swimming bladder with water and soak it in water overnight. Discard the water. Soak winter mushroom, dried shelled shrimps and dried scallop in water for use. Cut the pork into small parts and clean with water.
Put all materials into a stewing pot and add adequate amount of boiling water. Stew it for 2-3 hours. Add a small amount of salt when eating. It can also be prepared in the form of soup – boil it for 2 to 3 hours instead of stewing.
3. For the avoidance of over liquefying of swimming bladder and loosing of oral sensation, it may be better to cut it into small strips when the solidity is adequate. Add into the whole food when eating.
Effect:
Swimming bladder strengthens the loin and supplements kidney deficiency; it contains highly viscous collagen protein and mucopolysaccharide (黏多糖) substances. It had high supplementation and nourishing value.
Poria promotes water excretion, lessens wetness, strengthens spleen and pacifies the mind,
Semen euryales supplements spleen and eliminates wetness, nourishes kidney and strengthens sperm),
Rhizome dioscoreae ( strengthens qi and nourishes yin, supplements spleen, lung and kidney),
Semen nelumbinis (strengthens spleen and stops diarrhea, nourishes kidney and takes hold of sperm, calms the mind by nourishing the heart).
Pork has the action of nourishing yin, supplementing muscle, lubricating intestines and nourishing stomache; it is rich in nutrition.
Radix astragali (Huangqi) supplements qi and raises yang, replenishes vital energy and strengthens the superficies, resist toxin and promotes muscle, facilitates water excretion and relieves swelling.
Suitableness :
sleepfulness, fullness of limbs, deficiency of yin and blood as it helps to strengthen spleen and elminiate wetness, supplement kidney and pacify the mind