🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Timely Dietary Therapy"Yin energy gradually increases, dew condenses and turns white." Today marks the White Dew solar term. In the Yangtze River Basin and northward, dew truly condenses and appears white. Even in southern regions where autumn chill is not yet strong, signs of yin energy are already evident, with cool mornings and evenings. At this time, soups consumed with meals gradually shift toward nourishing yin. Moreover, this year’s summer was particularly hot, causing excessive depletion of body fluids and yin. It is now timely to adjust accordingly.Therefore, we recommend a dish — Lotus Seed and Oyster Duck SoupLotus Seed and Oyster Duck Soup has excellent taste and offers benefits such as nourishing yin, supplementing the kidneys, strengthening the spleen, and enriching blood. It is also suitable as a soup for the Mid-Autumn Festival, effectively addressing conditions such as kidney yin deficiency manifesting as soreness in the waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, thirst, nocturnal emission, hot flashes, or spleen deficiency with edema and chronic diarrhea; elderly individuals with kidney deficiency experiencing frequent urination; or those recovering from illness with weak spleen and qi, suffering from insomnia and restlessness.This soup is truly an excellent remedy for nourishing yin and supplementing the kidneys. Lotus seeds are neutral in nature, sweet and astringent in taste, possessing the effects of tonifying the kidneys, consolidating essence, strengthening the spleen, and stopping diarrhea. They are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine for kidney tonification and spleen strengthening, and for consolidating essence and preventing leakage. Ancient herbal texts once described lotus seeds as “a grain and vegetable treasure that strengthens children and prolongs old age.” Oysters are neutral in nature, sweet and salty in taste, known for nourishing yin and enriching blood, serving as a common nutritious delicacy, usable both in soups and dishes. Rich in various trace elements, they enhance children’s intellectual development, earning them the nickname “intelligence-enhancing seafood,” and in some places, they are called “sea milk.” Ducks nourish the five zang organs’ yin, clear internal heat caused by weakness, replenish blood, promote diuresis, and generate body fluids while moistening the stomach. Ginger aids digestion and removes fishy odors. Combined into a soup, this preparation nourishes the kidneys, strengthens the spleen, and enriches yin and blood—ideal for all ages and commonly used in households as a mild tonic.Editor’s Recommendation: Autumn Moisturizing Silver Ear Porridge (Image) Rice Porridge Helps Alleviate Autumn Dryness (Image) Early Autumn Nourishment with Lotus Root Early Autumn Nourishment with Lotus Root