Nourishing Porridge Therapy for Patients with Chronic Diseases: Deep Nourishment from Bird's Nest Porridge to Ginkgo and Job's Tears Porridge

Job's Tears and Red Bean Porridge [Ingredients]50g each of Job's tears and red beans, 10g of Alisma plantago-aquatica. [Instructions]First decoct the Alisma plantago-aquatica to extract the juice, then use the juice to cook the red beans and Job's tears into a porridge. [Benefits]Strengthens the spleen, eliminates dampness, and aids in weight loss.

Pine Nut Porridge [Ingredients]15g pine nuts, 50g japonica rice. [Instructions]First, cook the japonica rice into porridge. Then, grind the pine nuts with water into a paste, add it to the porridge, and cook for two or three boils. [Effects]Moistens the intestines and relieves constipation. Suitable for constipation caused by insufficient qi and blood in the elderly or by heat-related illnesses damaging body fluids.

Talc Porridge [Ingredients] 20-30g talc, 10g Dianthus superbus, 1-2 liang (500-600g) japonica rice. [Preparation] First, wrap the talc in a cloth, then decoct it together with Dianthus superbus in a clay pot. Remove the dregs, then add the japonica rice and cook into a thin porridge. [Effects] Promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis; contraindicated for pregnant women.

Wheat and Jujube Porridge [Ingredients]50g wheat, 10g jujubes, 15g licorice root. [Preparation]First decoct the licorice root, remove the dregs, then add the wheat and jujubes, and cook into a porridge. [Effects]Invigorates Qi, calms the mind, and soothes the nerves. Suitable for women with dryness of the liver, characterized by mental confusion, frequent sadness and crying, insomnia, night sweats, red tongue with little coating, and a thready and rapid pulse.

Fresh Reed Root Porridge [Ingredients]30g fresh reed root, 50g rice. [Instructions]Wash the reed root, boil it in water to extract the juice. When the rice is cooked into porridge and about 80% done, pour in the medicinal juice and cook until done. This soup should be eaten immediately after cooking and should not be stored for too long. [Effects]Reed root is sweet and cold in nature, and can clear heat and relieve irritability, harmonize the stomach and stop vomiting, and promote the production of body fluids. When cooked into porridge with rice, it greatly nourishes the stomach's fluids.

Ginseng Porridge [Ingredients]3g ginseng powder, 100g japonica rice, rock sugar to taste. [Instructions] ① Rinse the japonica rice and place it in a clay pot with the ginseng powder. Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until cooked. ② In a separate pot, add rock sugar and an appropriate amount of water to make a syrup. Slowly add the rock sugar syrup to the cooked porridge, stirring well. [Efficacy]Nourishes vital energy and strengthens the five internal organs. Suitable for chronic illnesses, old age, weakness, deficiency of the five internal organs, overwork, loss of appetite, insomnia, forgetfulness, decreased sexual function, and other conditions due to deficiency of qi, blood, and body fluids.

Mulberry Porridge [Ingredients]30g mulberries, 50g fragrant glutinous rice, rock sugar to taste. [Instructions]Add 400-500ml water to a clay pot. Remove the stems from the fresh purple mulberries and add them to the pot along with the fragrant glutinous rice and rock sugar. Simmer over low heat until the porridge becomes thick. Take warm on an empty stomach every morning for at least 3 months. [Benefits]Nourishes the liver and kidneys, nourishes yin and blood, moistens the intestines and improves eyesight, and darkens hair.

Bird's Nest Porridge [Ingredients]10g bird's nest, 100g japonica rice, 50g rock sugar. [Instructions]Soak the bird's nest in cold water until fully rehydrated. Tear it into strips and add it to a pot with the japonica rice and 3 bowls of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour. Add the rock sugar and let it dissolve before serving. [Efficacy]Used for spleen deficiency and blood deficiency, dry skin, facial wrinkles, or lung and kidney yin deficiency, yin deficiency with internal heat causing hot flashes and dry cough, or general weakness, weak stomach and poor appetite, or pulmonary tuberculosis with cough and shortness of breath.

Human Milk Porridge [Ingredients]A sufficient amount of breast milk from a healthy lactating woman, 50g of japonica rice, 30g of ghee. [Instructions]First, cook the japonica rice porridge. When it's almost cooked, drain the broth and add the breast milk. Cook for a few more minutes, then add the ghee and mix well. [Effects]Nourishes blood and replenishes qi, moistens dryness and promotes bowel movements. Suitable for those with weak constitution and constipation, characterized by emaciation, pale complexion, and dry stools.

Lychee Seed Porridge [Ingredients]50g lychee pulp, 10g each of yam and lotus seeds, appropriate amount of rice. [Instructions]Crush the dried lychee pulp, yam, and lotus seeds. Add appropriate amount of water and simmer until soft. Then add appropriate amount of rinsed rice and simmer into porridge. [Efficacy]Can treat morning diarrhea in the elderly.

Ginkgo and Job's Tears Porridge [Ingredients]100g Job's tears, 10 ginkgo nuts, 50g glutinous rice, 30g lily bulbs, rock sugar to taste. [Instructions] ① Soak ginkgo nuts in hot water for half a minute after shelling, peel off the skin, and remove the core with a toothpick. ② Add 1 liter of water to a pot, add the washed Job's tears, glutinous rice, and lily bulbs. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. Add the ginkgo nuts and continue cooking for another 20 minutes. Add rock sugar and cook for about 2 minutes before serving. [Benefits]Nourishes Qi and lungs, nourishes Yin and improves complexion, clears heat and removes dampness, anti-aging.