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Siwu Decoction

Siwu Decoction

A classic herbal tonic of four Chinese medicinal roots steeped and simmered with added red dates, a warming, earthy decoction traditionally taken to nourish the blood.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    A bag of herbal soup ingredients (purchase from a traditional Chinese medicine shop, tell them how many servings you need, separate each dose into a bag, this makes it convenient to store, one bag per use).

  2. 2
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    Open the package, and slightly rinse the four Chinese medicinal herbs.

  3. 3
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    Take a soup pot and add an appropriate amount of purified water, then put the Chinese medicinal herbs into the pot and soak for 20 minutes.

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    After soaking for 20 minutes, add red dates. If the prescription does not include red dates, I add eight red dates myself. Red dates also help to nourish the blood, and they make the soup taste sweeter.

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    Cover with the lid, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for half an hour.

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    After half an hour, turn off the heat and let it simmer for another 10 minutes before serving.

  7. 7
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    Finished product. Scoop out the red dates and the soup, discard the other soup residue.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Angelica sinensis
    6 g
  • Prepared Rehmannia
    20 g
  • White Peony Root
    12 g
  • Chuanxiong
    12 g
  • red date
    8 grain
  • Pure water
    to taste