Recovery Herbal Soup (For Coughs and Nourishing Lungs)

Try this recovery healing Chinese soup to help nourish, strengthen, and loosen the congestion on the chest and lungs to help with breathing.
This soup is slightly cooling, sweet to taste, and designed to remove dampness from the body. It’s perfect for those with phlegm, runny everything (nose, throat), and sore throats.
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[@abdielgonzalez7344]

You’re very pleasant and informative

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

Thank you!

[@gra333ce]

What kind of pot is that that can be used on stove and in the other thing?!

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

This is called a Thermal Pot. It's originally Japanese design and has an insulated outer pot that keeps the inner pot hot (to allow it to continue to cook without electricity). Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@smc6880]

Thanks so much for this great recipe! Any suggestions for meat since we are pescatarians.?

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

I've made this video here to look at meat replacements: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6PJpJd4nreEm80

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

I love using dried shiitake mushrooms in place of meats. They are fragrant, flavourful, and easy to use! Check it out and let me know how it goes!

[@susanchan_fengshui]

@@TheChineseSoupLadyCom Great, idea, thank you!

[@julielee6515]

Conch is not readily available in Australia. Are there other ingredients we could substitute?

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

You can try sea snails, dried shrimp, dried octopus as well. You do have abalone in Australia though, although that's the more expensive route! Hope this helps!

[@julielee6515]

@@TheChineseSoupLadyCom Belated thank you. Love all your recipes. ♥️

[@WisdomofMindBody]

Can you list the amount of how much each ingredient we eedand how water

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

Dried contents (in the soup package): 2 dried shiitake mushrooms 3 pieces of dried Chinese yam 3 pieces of dried snow pears 1 dried fig 1 piece of dried conch 1 teaspoon of north and south apricot kernals 1 teaspoon of dried fried barley 8 dried longans Additional ingredients: Fresh pork (anything), I used pork legs because of the marrow content frozen conch Neutral vegetables (I used 1 carrot and 1 corn) 1 large piece of dried snow fungus 3L of water Hope this helps and let me know if you have any more questions! The full blog post and recipe is here: thechinesesouplady.com/recovery-healing-soup-for-coughs-and-nourishing-lungs/#google_vignette

[@bluecrystal8548]

I'm afraid to even look for these ingredients in my country. Might cost an arm and a leg for all of them.

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

Oh no! What country? Maybe I can help you prioritize the ingredients and that way you can be more economical in how to build the soup and yet still benefit from it?

[@bluecrystal8548]

I live in the Caribbean. The Asian store I go to is pretty pricey. I might have to try the smaller store which is a little out of the way but I don't know what I'll find.

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

@@bluecrystal8548 OK, if you need to prioritize, see if you can find apricot kernals (amazing for coughs), snow fungus (might not be easy there), snow pears? Or any type of pears, either fresh or dried will work. You may also be able to find barley, which is a more common grain around the world. Figs should be OK as well. Let me know!! Good luck!

[@JhkoriIchagojohnson-ri4hg]

I found everything except the dried conch. I found everything in Gardena😊

[@smc6880]

Also where do you get these soup packages?

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

I get them from a friend who runs a packaged herbal shop in Toronto. Here's the site: www.souperwell.com/en-us Enjoy!

[@angelin6tang]

Hi, can I replace dried Chinese yam with "Yuk Zuk"?

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

Hello! I'm sorry, what is Yuk Zuk? Do you have it in Chinese? Or a picture? Will do my best to reply!

[@angelin6tang]

玉竹, I searched in Google it named as Polygonatum Odoratum.

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

@@angelin6tang Oh! Solomon's seal! yes yes... you can replace the Chinese yam with this. 玉竹 is a neutral ingredient and perfect for increasing moisture in the body (increases dampness). So perfect!

[@angelin6tang]

Great, thank you very much~😊

[@lucy9767]

Where do you buy the dried herbs from

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

Oh, sorry to have missed this! I buy them from a few sources. Some I get on amazon, some I buy from my local Chinese supermarket (in Toronto) and a majority of the less common herbs I buy from the Chinese herbalist shops in Toronto as well. Specialty shops that sell dried herbs and dried goods. Hope this helps!

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

Ickkkkk snails. Ok nope

[@TheChineseSoupLadyCom]

LOL, I get it... I've had the same feelings about other ingredients that I see sometimes...! :)