Stephanie's Healing Recipes
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information in these recipes is intended to supplement the care of a skilled physician, and should not be used as a replacement for medical care. Some of the medical conditions discussed here are serious. Be sure to consult with a qualified physician if you feel you have a serious condition or are in need of medical care.
Foods and herbs nourish us as well as help us to maintain harmony and health. By simply eating seasonal whole, organic produce and grains and responsibly raised meats we are fortifying our bodies and spirits. I have created recipes which combine specific foods and Chinese herbs so that their inherent energetics support health and well being throughout my own healing journey. I now share them with you. To your health!
Immune System / Mineralizing
This soup provides essential fatty acids for the body and helps the Lungs and Liver, Stomach and Spleen. You will feel refreshed upon eating it.
This soup helps the Heart and Liver and blood circulation and purification, clearing the Lungs and aiding digestion, mineralizing the body and calming it.
This soup provides minerals from the lamb bone and makes them available to the body. The Lungs and Kidneys are also aided, as well as the Stomach and Spleen, Liver and increases blood and chi circulation.
Assists immune system in recovering cancer patients.
Allergies / Detox
Aids Lungs and clears nasal passages, removing toxins. Reduces heat and cold and phlegm. Moves the chi. Also helps Large Intestines and Stomach. Liver and Heart.
Aids the Liver and Gallbladder, Kidney, Large Intestine and Spleen. This is a yin tonic, restoring critical energy needs, removes heat and toxins and increase chi circulation.
Clears heat from body, detoxifies. Reduces swelling and edema. Benefits lymphatic system, softens hardenings (seaweed). Promotes chi flow and strengthens digestion. Clears breathing passages and lubricates them, lubricates intestines. Helps sinuses, allergic reactions to air born elements. Dispels wind and dampness. Yin tonic that benefits Liver mainly, as well as Spleen and Stomach, Heart.
Clears heat from body, detoxifies. Reduces swelling and edema: removes dampness from body. Benefits lymphatic system, purifies blood. Promotes chi flow and strengthens digestion. Clears breathing passages and lubricates them, lubricates intestines. Helps sinuses, allergic reactions to air born elements. Dispels wind and dampness. Yin tonic that benefits Liver mainly, as well as Spleen and Stomach, Heart. Enhances immune system.
Calming
Yin tonic nourishing and soothing our system: lubricates Lungs and Intestines, aids Stomach and strengthens Heart, clearing heat. Resolves mucus, promotes body fluids.
This dish helps the functions of the Stomach, Spleen, Liver and Large Intestines and the vital energy of the Kidneys.
This soup is tonic to the Heart and Pericardium (heart protector). It harmonizes digestion, strengthens Stomach and Spleen. Clears summer heat, sending rebellious chi downwards. Quenches thirst. Sedative, relieves restlessness. Aids Liver and Kidney. Blood and chi circulation increased. Yin tonic
An entire delicious Thanksgiving feast in a pot, trimmings and all! Calming, grounding soothing our subtle energy needs, nourishing us deeply, Strengthens the Stomach and Spleen, Kidneys and Lungs. Soothes the Heart.
Fermented Foods
Great for increasing the beneficial bacterial of the gut (intestines). Aids the Liver, Lungs, Kidneys, Spleen and increases chi circulation.
Great for increasing the beneficial bacterial of the gut (intestines). Aids the Kidneys, Lungs, Liver, Stomach and Spleen increasing chi circulation. Cauliflower aids both the Large and Small Intestines. Detoxifies.
Great for increasing the beneficial bacterial of the gut (intestines). Aids the Kidneys, Lungs, Liver, Stomach and Spleen increasing chi circulation. Cauliflower aids both the Large and Small Intestines.
Great for increasing the beneficial bacterial of the gut (intestines). Aids the Liver, Lungs, Kidneys, Bladder, Spleen and increases chi circulation. Cleans the and fortifies the blood.
Desserts that Heal
Blood and yin tonic, making energy and nourishment readily available to the body. Improves blood circulation. Particularly beneficial to the Lungs, Stomach and Spleen, Wolfberries support critical energy needs and improve vision, aid sexual energies. Frosting opens heart and lifts spirits.
Blood tonic and Qi tonic, making energy and nourishment readily available to the body. Improves blood circulation. Particularly beneficial to the Liver, as well as the Kidney and Spleen. Yin tonic. Lubricates Lungs and stops cough. You’ll feel this one right away!
WOW: believe it or not this is an amazing Lung opener: allowing more breath, clearing breathing passages. Strengthens Stomach and Spleen, warming and nourishing to the body s subtle reserves, increasing chi circulation. Dispels dampness, vanquishes pain.
Tonifies the Heart cleanses the Liver. Calms the spirit. Tonifies chi, improves its circulation. Blood and yin tonic. Strengthens Stomach and Spleen and Lung.
Reproductive Health
The first time I ate this I felt like I was having painless internal surgery performed on my reproductive organs, while I ate!! Oats calm the nervous system and stomach, regulate chi and strengthen Spleen. Coconut strengthens the body and activates the Heart functions, abates swelling and uncontrolled blood. Walnuts assail sexual dysfunction, impotence, infertility, back and leg pain and tonify Kidneys. Wolfberries help the critical function energy needs of Liver, Kidney and Spleen, aiding reproductive health. Black currents are a tonic to the reproductive organs. Turmeric regulates blood and menstruation and PMS. Reduces uterine tumors. Purifies the blood and aids in creating new blood tissue, increases blood circulation. Acts upon the Liver and aids joint and tendon health. Strengthens digestion.
(For more information on the healing properties of food, see Energetics of Food. Non-sprayed, non-sulfured Chinese Herbs can be purchased from Asia Natural Products of San Francisco, California. )