Four soups to relieve stress in spring

   　Tangerine peel, lotus seed, barley and teal duck soup

　　Ingredients: Each time you can choose 6 grams of Xinhui tangerine peel, 30 grams of cored lotus seed meat, 30 grams of fried barley, 12 grams of Huaishan, 10 grams of ginger, and 250 grams of teal duck meat.

　　Preparation method: First wash the teal duck meat with clean water to remove any blood stains and cut into pieces. Stir-fry the barley in an iron pot until slightly yellow, remove the cores of the lotus seeds and wash them, soak the yam in water, wash the tangerine peel and ginger with water, then put all the ingredients into the soup pot, add water, boil it over high heat first, then simmer over low heat for 2 hours, and season.

　　Efficacy: This soup can nourish the spleen and stomach, remove dampness and stop diarrhea. It is especially suitable for people with heavy dampness and loose stools.

　　Huaishan Cishi Lentils and Pork Ribs Soup

　　Ingredients: You can choose 15 grams of Huaishan, 15 grams of Cishi, 15 grams of fried barley, 15 grams of fried lentils, 12 grams of astragalus, 10 grams of Atractylodes, and 200 grams of pork ribs.

　　Preparation method: First soak Huaishan in water to remove the sulfur smell. Stir-fry lentils and barley in a pot until lightly browned. Clean the blood from the pork ribs and cut into pieces. Wash the truncatula root, astragalus root and atractylodes root with clean water. Then put all the ingredients into the soup pot, simmer over medium heat for 1 and a half hours, and season.

　　Efficacy: This soup has the effects of strengthening the spleen and refreshing the stomach, removing dampness and resisting fatigue. It is especially suitable for those with spleen deficiency, dampness, and lack of energy.

　　Pork belly soup with tangerine peel and atractylodes

　　Ingredients: Each time you can choose 6 grams of Xinhui tangerine peel, 30 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, half or 1 fresh pork belly, 6 grams of amomum villosum, and 5 slices of ginger.

　　Preparation method: First remove the fat from the pork belly, put it into boiling water to remove the fishy smell, and scrape off the white film. Wash tangerine peel, Atractylodes macrocephala, Amomum villosum and ginger with water. Then put all the ingredients into the soup pot, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 2 hours.

　　Efficacy: This soup has the effect of strengthening the spleen and appetizing, and promoting appetite. It is especially suitable for people with abdominal distension, poor appetite and indigestion.

　　Codonopsis Astragalus and Barley Porridge

　　Ingredients: You can choose 15 grams of astragalus, 15 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 60 grams of fried barley, 15 grams of fried lentils, 2 red dates, and 100 grams of rice each time.

　　Preparation method: First stir-fry barley and lentils until slightly yellow, remove the cores of red dates, wash astragalus and dangshen with water and put them into a casserole, add water to decoct the juice.； After the concoction is ready, remove the medicinal residue, put fried barley, fried lentils, red dates, and rice into the concoction and boil, and then cook over a slow fire to make porridge.

　　Efficacy: This porridge can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. It is especially suitable for those who suffer from fatigue and loose stools in spring wet weather.