Peanut, Soybean, and Pork Knuckle Soup

Category: Medicinal Soup

Herbal Tea Name: Peanut, Soybean, and Pork Knuckle Soup

Chinese Name: 花生大豆猪蹄汤

Formula

1 pork shank, 50 grams of peanuts in the husk, 30 grams of soybeans, and scallions, ginger, salt, MSG, and sesame oil to taste.

Main Ingredients

Efficacy

Strengthens the spleen and promotes weight gain. Suitable for simple emaciation.

Usage

Serve the soup as an accompaniment to a meal; consume as desired.

Commentary

At the head stands Peanuts in the husk, the sovereign, of neutral nature and sweet flavor, entering the Spleen, Lung; it moistens the lung, harmonizes the stomach, and tonifies the spleen, underpinning the principal thrust of the decoction. The ministerial layer, pork shank (with neutral nature and sweet, salty flavor, having Stomach, Kidney tropism, replenishes blood, promotes lactation, and strengthens the sinews), and soybeans (with neutral nature and sweet flavor, having Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine tropism, tonifies the spleen, removes dampness and moistens dryness), lends support that reinforces the sovereign’s main effect. Completing the formula, scallions, harmonizing the stomach and supporting dietary nourishment, and ginger, acting as the envoy to harmonize the various ingredients, so that potency is moderated and stomach qi protected. Together the herbs converge on this action, in accord with the spleen-stomach weakness pattern.

Peanut, Soybean, and Pork Knuckle Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen and promotes weight gain. Suitable for simple emaciation.

though mild, this decoction should be weighed against each person’s constitution and pattern, avoiding excessive or prolonged use

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