According to the ingredient list, the main ingredients of this soup include: Codonopsis pilosula 30g, Astragalus membranaceus 30g, 1 chicken (peeled) and 3 red dates (pitted).
The specific manufacturing steps are as follows:
1. Soak Radix Astragali and Radix Codonopsis in water15-20min.
2. Wash the chicken, cut it into large pieces, put it into the soup pot with medicinal materials and red dates, and add ginger slices and appropriate amount of water.
3. Boil it with high fire, and then turn it to low heat 1.5 hours.
4. Finally, add salt to taste.
The efficacy of this soup is mainly manifested in the following aspects:
1. Codonopsis pilosula: Sweet and flat in nature, with the functions of invigorating spleen and lung qi, enriching blood and promoting fluid production. Modern pharmacological research shows that Codonopsis pilosula has the functions of regulating gastrointestinal motility, anti-ulcer and enhancing immune function.
2. Astragalus membranaceus: sweet in taste and warm in nature, it has the functions of benefiting qi and strengthening spleen, rising yang and relieving depression, benefiting the smart table, diuresis and detumescence.
Therefore, the accumulation of chicken soup has a certain nourishing effect on physical weakness, poor resistance, postpartum tonic, spleen and stomach qi deficiency and other symptoms.