Efficacy: invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals.

Materials: yam 15g, lentil 15g, euryales seed 15g, coix seed 15g, fresh chicken feet 200g (about 10) and a little shredded ginger.

Practice: First, wash the chicken feet and cut off the toenails. Put the yam, lentils, Gordon Euryale seed, Coix seed, chicken feet and ginger slices into a clay pot, add 2500ml of water (about 10 bowl of water), boil with strong fire, and simmer for 2 hours. Season with salt after cooking.

Indications: Chicken feet in soup are sweet in taste and flat in nature, and have the functions of invigorating spleen and qi, relaxing tendons and strengthening bones, and chicken feet contain more collagen, which can make skin smooth and elastic when eaten; Yam has the effects of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, strengthening spleen, tonifying lung and kidney; Lentils have the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach; Euryale ferox has the effects of invigorating spleen, removing dampness, consolidating kidney and benefiting essence; Coix seed has the function of strengthening spleen and promoting diuresis. Therefore, this soup is suitable for people with spleen deficiency and dampness, who are tired of loose stool.