What are the benefits of cat’s claw? What are the soups for clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness?

As summer turns to autumn, dampness, heat and toxicity are prone to run rampant. The editor has carefully collected some soups for you to clear away heat, detoxify and remove dampness, so that you can ensure nutrition and health in this autumn!

Cat's Claw Benefits

Cat's claw is the tuberous root of the Ranunculaceae plant. It is named because its tuberous roots are fleshy, grow in clusters, are nearly spindle-shaped, have a yellowish-brown outer skin, and resemble a cat's claw. Most plants in this genus are annual or perennial herbs. There are about 400 species in the world, widely distributed in cold and temperate zones. There are 78 species and 9 varieties in my country. They are mainly produced in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. They are generally slightly poisonous and have the effect of detoxifying and dispersing nodules. Except for Ranunculus miniata, which uses its tubers as medicine, most of the other herbs are used as medicine as a whole. They are generally used to induce redness and blistering, and to apply to acupuncture points. They can treat a variety of diseases and can also kill insects. Modern pharmacological and clinical studies have shown that cat's claw and its preparations are effective against pulmonary tuberculosis, lymph node tuberculosis, and various cancers and lymphomas.

What are the heat-clearing, dampness-removing and detoxifying soups?

1. Chicken Bone Grass and Pork Tongue Soup

Ingredients: 5 grams of chicken bone grass, 80 grams of pork tongue, 1 slice of ginger, and half a candied date.

Method: Soak the chicken bone grass in clean water for a while to rinse off the mud and impurities on the chicken bone grass. Clean the pork tongue, then put all the ingredients into a stew pot and stew over high heat for 3 hours. When done, add salt to taste.

Efficacy: This soup is clear and sweet, without any Chinese medicine taste. It is a traditional Guangdong soup for clearing heat and removing dampness. It has the effect of clearing liver fire and strengthening the stomach and intestines.

2. Pork spine soup with ground dandelion and poria

Ingredients: 15g of ground dandelion, 20g of Poria cocos, 4 candied dates, 400g of pork spine, and 3 slices of ginger.

Method: Wash each item separately. Put the medicinal materials in a soup bag; remove the pits from the candied dates; crack the pork spine with the back of a knife and cut into sections. Put them together with ginger into a clay pot, add 2500 ml of water (about 10 bowls), boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 2 hours, then add salt.

Efficacy: The ground dandelion, which is common in the south and can clear away heat and dampness, is paired with pork spine stewed with Poria cocos, which can strengthen the spleen and calm the mind. This soup can clear away heat, remove dampness, and relieve restlessness. The addition of refreshing candied dates makes it a delicious dampness-removing soup suitable for men, women, young and old.

3. Shepherd’s purse, two beans and crucian carp soup

Ingredients: 100 grams of shepherd's purse, 30 grams of black beans, 30 grams of red beans, 1 white crucian carp (about 400 grams), 3 slices of ginger. Method: Remove the scales and internal organs of the white crucian carp, wash it, and fry it in a pan until it is 70% cooked. Put the crucian carp into a casserole, add the washed shepherd's purse, black beans, red beans, ginger and appropriate amount of water, boil it over high heat, simmer it over low heat for 1.5 hours, and add appropriate amount of fine salt.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen, eliminates dampness, clears away heat and detoxifies. It is especially suitable for people with edema accompanied by oliguria, red urine, or cooking accompanied by thirst, fever and other discomforts. It is also suitable for people with phlegm-damp constitution.

4. Double Bean and Chinese Smilax Lean Pork Soup

Ingredients: 40 grams of dehumidifying beans, 25 grams of red beans, 30 grams of wild yam, 1/4 tangerine peel, 300 grams of lean pork, and 3 slices of ginger.

Method: Wash each ingredient separately, cut the lean pork into pieces, and soak the rest. Put them together with ginger in a clay pot, add 2500 ml of water (about 10 bowls), boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about one and a half hours, then add salt. This amount is for 3 to 4 people.

Efficacy: The two beans, namely the dehumidifying beans and red beans, both have the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness. The dehumidifying beans also have the effect of nourishing the kidneys. Wild Smilax glabra can clear away heat and dampness, detoxify and promote diuresis, and is especially effective for various skin diseases. Therefore, this soup is refreshing and delicious, and can clear away heat, remove dampness and detoxify. It is also a dehumidifying soup for families in spring, suitable for men, women, old and young.