This is a small sampling of herbs you can add to your stock pot when you prepare bones for a bone broth. Bone broth soups are very nourishing and health for the body. I have prepared individual use pouches of these herbs to make it easy for adding to your soup pot.
It is always a good idea to contact a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner before venturing out to purchase your herbs. Even though these herbs are considered “healthy foods” for some people, and their conditions, they may not be appropriate.
These herbals are only meant to enhance health and for prevention and are not for treating any active conditions.
For ideas on how to make your own bone broth, refer to this post. https://www.doreenhill.com/bone-broth-recipe/
Gou Qi Zi Berries – Fructus Lycii
For various substance and blood deficiency syndromes.
It is a key herb of tonifying blood and substance. For nourishing, because it can nourish kidney energy. Can be used for soreness of lumbar, spermatorrhea, seminal emission, spontaneous sweating, night sweat, deafness, blurred vision (due to deficiency of kidney energy).
For insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, and sallow complexion and for blurred vision due to liver and kidney deficiency.
It can tonify liver and kidney, and is skilled in improving vision. It is a commonly used herb for blurred vision and short sight and “floaters” in the vision due to liver and kidney deficiency.
Snow Fugus – Tremella Fuciformis
Increases body fluids. Can be used for dry cough. It’s a herbal tonic for skin as it improves the complexion and also fights infection. It has an anti tumor effect and lowers LDL and increases collagen.
Huang Qi – Astragalus
Tonify digestion (spleen and stomach). Raises energy (QI) as in prolapses and tonifys lung function.
Tonifies blood in anemia, reduces edema and has a cardio-vascular effect.
Yu Zhu – Polygonatum Odorati
Moisturizes lung, stomach, and can be used for dryness. Good for irritability reduces night sweating, hunger and constipation.
Bai Shao – Paeoniae Lactiflorae
Tonifies and nourishes blood, also can regulates menstrual cycle.
Ziziphus Jujubes – Red Dates
High in magnesium, copper, niacin, manganese, phosphorus, iron, tonifies blood, 20 times more Vitamin C as in other fruits, lowers blood pressure, treats liver disharmony and constipation.
Hei Mu Er – Black Fungus
Wood (Jew’s) ear is a VERY important food for us that should be incorporated into everyone’s diet. It is especially beneficial for blood, as it can nourish, activate, and clean the blood all at once. It deeply nourishes the deepest fluids of the body, counteracts high cholesterol, increases body fluids, and adds moisture to the lung.
Contains vitamin K, which helps prevent blood coagulation, thrombosis, and embolism. Regular consumption can help prevent atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. It’s rich in iron, as well as cellulose and a special plant collagen. Cellulose and collagen together can promote intestinal fat/food excretion, prevent constipation, and help the body to remove toxic substances.
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