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3 Chinese peanut soup recipes: a blood tonic, a hair tonic and a pig's trotters soup.
Peanuts or groundnuts have been used by the Chinese in dietary remedies for women's health issues for many years. Peanuts are considered a neutral and gentle chinese herb in traditional chinese medicine. It is good for the lungs and clears phlegm, it is good for the blood, and it helps with fluid retention and swelling.
I don't know how much of this is true but it is supposed to help develop the breasts in teenagers and increase breast milk production in nursing mothers.
A suitable dietary supplement for people suffering from anaemia or low platelet count.
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Peanuts is also paired with he shou wu in hair remedies. A female relative of mine swears by it and her husband's hair is indeed quite black and healthy for his age.
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The recommended way of preparing peanuts is to slowly simmer in liquid. Simmered peanuts are soft and easy to digest. Suitable for both the elderly and children. If fried or roasted, the fats in peanuts changes the neutrality to yang and can produce heatiness. Using high heat also destroy vitamin E and other minerals.
My grandmother always have a small packet of raw peanuts in the refrigerator which she would add to pork soups and simmer them till they are soft and melt-in-the-mouth. Regardless its medicinal impact, I just thought they are yummy.
Pig trotter and peanuts soup is reputed as a breast development recipe. It is also commonly consumed by pregnant ladies to fortify their bodies and to encourage lactation.
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