🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Snow Pear and Papaya Soup
Ingredients: 2 snow pears, ½ papaya, 2 teaspoons honey, 1 cup fresh milk.
Snow pear contains organic acids, vitamins B and C, and abundant water, offering calming and lung-moistening effects, nourishing the skin. Papaya is rich in sugars and proteins, aiding digestion, soothing the intestines, and relieving fatigue.
Tofu Skin and Egg Soup
Ingredients: 1 piece tofu skin, 5 red dates, 2 eggs, and appropriate ice sugar.
Tofu skin has nutritional value similar to tofu—rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, and iron. It is nourishing and cooling, ideal for dry skin, especially for those with rough skin and fine lines.
White Grapefruit and Honey Milk
Ingredients: Half a cup yogurt, 3 teaspoons honey, ¼ cup white grapefruit juice.
White grapefruit is rich in vitamin C and calcium. Honey contains multiple vitamins. Its refreshing sweetness reduces skin roughness, especially suitable for winter consumption targeting cracked, wrinkled skin.
Silver Ear and Ginkgo Soup
Ingredients: 40g silver ear, 12 ginkgo nuts, 6 red dates, and appropriate ice sugar.
Ideal for dry and sensitive skin, this soup improves skin roughness caused by digestive issues. Ice sugar and red dates further nourish blood and moisturize.
Winter Melon Soup
Ingredients: 500g winter melon, 750g chicken broth, 2 dried mushrooms, 50g chicken breast, 20g ham, 50g fresh shrimp, 30g lean pork.
Method: 1. Place winter melon in pot with chicken broth, boil over high heat for 10 minutes; 2. Add chicken, dried mushrooms, and other ingredients, cook for 5 minutes, add salt, MSG, and sesame oil.
Chicken Thread Soup
Ingredients: 75g chicken breast, 15g ham, 15g dried mushrooms, 1 egg, 20g starch, 375g clear broth.
Method: 1. Slice chicken breast into threads, mix with egg white and starch, briefly blanch in boiling water, then transfer to soup bowl; 2. Add ham threads, mushroom threads, and clear broth to pot, add salt and ground pepper, bring to a boil, pour into the soup bowl with chicken threads.
Lemon
Lemons contain calcium, carbohydrates, iron, phosphorus, and vitamins B and C. Citric and malic acids are recognized as premium fruit acids. In skincare, they significantly brighten skin tone, reduce pigmentation, remove oils, and give skin a radiant glow.
Aloe Vera
The main component of aloe vera is aloin, which has antibacterial properties, promotes blood circulation and metabolism, and provides ample moisture to the skin. It also effectively improves rough skin, wrinkles, and freckles. Notably, aloe vera soothes sensitive skin and replenishes nutrients after sun exposure. In dry weather, it hydrates and delays aging.
Moisturizing Eight Treasures
Combine silver ear, red dates, walnut kernels, peanuts, honey, longan flesh, lotus seeds, and carrots in a stew. Regular consumption enhances cold resistance, replenishes moisture and nutrients, and improves skin elasticity.
Walnut Meat and Beef Tri-tip Soup
Ingredients: 450g beef tri-tip, 80g walnut meat, 20g Chinese yam, 2 tablespoons goji berries, 1 piece ginger, 1 tablespoon longan.
Method: 1. Toast walnut meat in a dry pan over low heat for 5 minutes, or bake in oven for 10 minutes to remove raw smell; 2. Wash Chinese yam, goji berries, and longan; 3. Blanch beef tri-tip in boiling water for 5 minutes, rinse; 4. Blanch walnut meat in boiling water for 3 minutes, rinse; 5. Boil water, add beef tri-tip, walnuts, Chinese yam, goji berries, longan, and ginger, simmer gently for 3.5 hours, add salt to taste. Additionally, TCM theory states that spring is a windy season, where wind easily induces dryness, often causing dry throat, thirst, and cough. Drinking honey regularly is an excellent way to hydrate. Drinking a cup of honey water every morning and night not only lubricates the intestines and prevents colds but also helps detoxify the body.