Don’t underestimate the food therapy of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), they can cure serious diseases if used well. If you are struggling with insomnia due to anxiety or headache from work or family chores, you can try the dietary therapy – Lily Chicken Yellow Soup that is from the classic Chinese medicine book “Synopsis of the Golden Chamber”.

Ingredients:

Egg yolk – Chinese medicine believes that its nature is flat and sweet, which can nourish blood and reduce fire. In TCM, it is used to treat symptoms such as upset, insomnia, vomiting and diarrhea, fatigue and vomiting of blood, and malnutrition. According to TCM, different forms of egg yolks have different effects, for example: cooked powdery egg yolks can prevent diarrhea, and egg flower can nourish yin and blood.

Lily – Lily is sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature. It has the functions of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, clearing the heart and calming the nerves.

Instruction: Boil 50 grams of lily in water for half an hour, then add egg yolk (egg flower), boil and add rock sugar.

Efficacy: Egg flower is used for blood-enriching, and lily is for nourishing body fluid and calming the mind. People who suffer from upset and insomnia can try it.

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