Sweet Potato Porridge

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Sweet Potato Porridge,Vitamin A deficiency, night blindness, blood in the stool, constipation, and damp-heat jaundice.

Formulas Name : Sweet Potato Porridge

Chinese Name : 红薯粥

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of fresh sweet potatoes, 2–3 liang of japonica rice, and an appropriate amount of white sugar.

Source

From *Therapeutic Porridge Recipes*, cited in *Porridge Recipes*.

Benefits

Vitamin A deficiency, night blindness, blood in the stool, constipation, and damp-heat jaundice.

Instructions for Use

Wash the sweet potatoes (those with red or purple skin and yellow flesh are best), cut them into small pieces with the skin on, and cook them with water and japonica rice into a thin porridge. When the porridge is nearly done, add an appropriate amount of white sugar and boil for another 2–3 boils. Consume while hot.

Note

Not suitable for people with diabetes; those with stomach ailments who should generally avoid sweets should not consume large amounts.

Sweet Potato Porridge，From *Therapeutic Porridge Recipes*, cited in *Porridge Recipes*.，Vitamin A deficiency, night blindness, blood in the stool, constipation, and damp-heat jaundice.

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