Cordyceps and Turtle Meat Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the kidneys and lungs; replenishes yin and nourishes blood. Suitable for cirrhosis of the liver.
the tonifying-warming action may aggravate internal heat; avoid during feverish or inflammatory episodes; the formula is somewhat cloying; avoid overuse in those with spleen deficiency and dampness, poor appetite, or abdominal distension
Commentary
With cordyceps as the sovereign, neutral in nature and sweet in flavor, with Lung, Kidney tropism, it tonifies the kidneys and lung, stops bleeding, and resolves phlegm, and this opening sets the main therapeutic direction. These are joined ministerially by turtle (of neutral nature and sweet, salty flavor, entering the Liver, Kidney, nourishes yin, anchors yang, and tonifies the kidneys and bones), reinforcing the sovereign’s main effect. Viewed as a whole, the formula addresses the blood stasis with deficiency presentation, treating both root and branch.