What are the dehumidifying soups in spring? Which soups can remove dampness?

During the second and third months of the lunar calendar, there is continuous spring rain and the air is very humid, especially when the south wind blows again. The air is humid both inside and outside the house, and the human body is also prone to moisture. People are often easily affected by cold and moisture and get sick. Then we have to start with diet. So what kind of soup should we drink to remove dampness in spring?

Pork Tongue and Chicken Bone Grass

Ingredients: 1 pig tongue, about 30 grams of chicken bone grass, 2 candied dates.

practice:

1. Cut off the white fat in the middle of the pig tongue, clean it, and cut it into small pieces;

2. Chop the chicken bone grass into small pieces, wash it several times to remove the sand and dust; put the pig tongue, chicken bone grass and candied dates into the soup pot, add 5 to 6 bowls of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours.

3. Finally, add salt to taste.

Efficacy: Chicken bone grass - slightly cold in nature, sweet and light in taste, has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, soothing the liver and relieving pain.

Pig tongue - also known as pig pancreas, is sweet and flat in nature, and has the functions of tonifying the spleen, moistening dryness, nourishing the lungs, and beautifying the complexion.

The soup made by combining pig tongue and chicken bone grass has the effects of clearing heat, promoting dampness removal, soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen.

Barley and Red Bean Soup

The main effect is to clear away heat and remove dampness. Red beans are red in color and can nourish the blood. Ancient books record that “long-term consumption can make people thin,” which means that eating red beans regularly can help with weight loss. Job's tears is cold in nature, and its main effects are clearing heat and removing dampness. Summer is the time when the heat is unbearable, and it makes people wet inside and outside. These two medicines can nourish the blood and remove dampness. It is this non-sticky, non-thick, light and clear appearance that can achieve the effect of clearing away heat and dampness. But from a preventive perspective, it is not a bad idea to add a handful of red beans and a handful of coix seeds when cooking rice porridge.

Fried lentils, Euryale ferox and Chinese yam with bamboo shoots and fish

Ingredients: 30 grams of fried lentils, 50 grams each of water chestnuts and yam (available at Chinese medicine stores), 1 to 2 fish (about 500 grams), 3 slices of ginger, and 100 grams of lean pork.

Preparation method: Wash all the medicinal materials and soak them for a while; kill and wash the bamboo shoot fish, and fry them on low heat until they are slightly yellow, or you can leave them alone; wash the lean pork. Put them together with ginger into a clay pot, add about 10 bowls of water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 2 hours, and add appropriate amount of salt.

Effect: refreshing and delicious, invigorating the spleen and removing dampness

Mulberry Branch Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 40 grams of winter mulberry branches, 1 whole chicken, 3 slices of ginger.

Preparation: Wash the mulberry branches and soak them for a while; wash the chicken and remove the internal organs and tail. Put them together with ginger into a clay pot, add 3000 ml of water (about 12 bowls of water), boil over high heat, then simmer for 3 hours over low heat, add appropriate amount of salt and cooking oil. This amount is enough for 3 to 4 people.

Efficacy: The smell is slightly like the fragrance of Chinese medicinal materials, fresh and refreshing, and has the effects of benefiting the essence, removing rheumatism, and promoting the flow of water vapor.

Bamboo sugarcane, carrot, water chestnut and Imperata root stew

Ingredients: 400 grams of bamboo sugar cane, 250 grams of carrots, 10 water chestnuts, and 120 grams of fresh Imperata root.

Method: Wash each item separately. Split the bamboo sugarcane and cut into sections; peel the water chestnuts and cut them in half (or leave the skin on and crack them); peel the carrots and cut into sections; cut the fresh impatiens root into sections. Put them all into a clay pot, add 2500 ml (10 bowls) of water, boil over high heat then simmer for 1 hour (or add a little rock sugar).

Effect: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving restlessness, and removing dampness