WOMEN'S POST PERIOD REJUVINATION TONIC
CHinese medicinal tonic
Ancient, proven, successful, and an ordinary part of the lives of millions of chinese women.
The chinese ingredients are available from chinese herbal and medicinal shops - check your local business directory.
Blood and Qi (chi) tonic for women after monthly period
INGREDIENTS
- 1-2 large slices of dang gui (Chinese angelica root)
- 4-5 sticks (usually 4 inches long) of dang shen (codonopsis) or use 1-2 roots of ginseng
- 1 small handful of dried longan berry
- 12-15 red dates (from Chinese shop)
- 1 small handful of goji berry (add these in last 2 min of cooking)
METHOD
- Rinse ingredients
- Put in a glass or ceramic pot preferably, otherwise stainless steel, with 3-4 cups of water
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer
- Let simmer for 1 hour
- Add goji berries in the last 2 minutes
- Drink the broth warm
- Can eat the goji berries, longon berry and red dates
- Makes 2 servings