Reishi Mushroom and Pork Heart Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,This dish tonifies qi and nourishes blood, calms the mind, and soothes the spirit. It is suitable for various types of insomnia.
those who are robust with internal accumulated heat are not suited to this formula
Commentary
With ganoderma lucidum as the sovereign, with neutral nature and sweet flavor, having Heart, Lung, Liver, Kidney tropism, it tonifies qi, calms the spirit, and relieves cough and wheezing, and this opening sets the main therapeutic direction. The ministerial layer, peppercorns (nature warm, flavor pungent, channeled into the Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, warms the middle, dispels cold, and relieves pain), and pork heart (nature neutral, flavor sweet, salty, channeled into the Heart, nourishes the heart and calms the spirit), lends support that reinforces the sovereign’s main effect. The formula is rounded out by scallions, harmonizing the stomach and supporting dietary nourishment, and ginger, acting as the envoy to harmonize the various ingredients, keeping the combination balanced and well-tempered. The combined effect is tailored to the heart-spleen deficiency with unsettled spirit pattern.