Good healthy chinese soup recipe for summer?

My friends are currently gathering some good chinese soup recipes which are healthy for summer, after she tried one "nourishing soup" prepared by her relatives. She thinks that her skin condition became much better after drinking that soup. I would really wanna have a try on this!


Any good suggestion for us?

You can consider the following recipe, which I checked on a book from TCM Doctor, Veronica Hoi.

This can help preventing discomfort of the digestive tract during summer time.


Shanzha, Pig's Big Intestine and Candied Date Soup


1 tael hawthorn

1/2 tael each of licorice and Huai Hua

1 catties pig's large intestine

9 slices ginger

1 small piece dried tangerine peel

12 candied dates

1/2 catty lean pork

Salt to taste

9 bowls water

3 stalks spring onion

2 tbsp coarse salt

1 bowl white vinear


Soal tangerine peel in water until tender, scape off seed pouch. Briefly blanch pork in boiling water, remove oil and fat. Wrap herbs in cloth bag.

Rinse pig's intestine inside and out and cut with scissors. Repeatedly rub with coarse salt and vinegar. Thoroughly remove slime on the intestine walls. Repeatedly soak and rinse with water. Briefly scald in boiling water to remove fat and oil. Bring water added with 5 slices gingers and 3 stalks spring onion to boil. Scald pig's intestine in this boiling water again to remobe the stench.

At last, put the ingredients into pot and add water into it. Bring to boil over high heat. Let it boil over high heat for another 12 minutes to release flovors of ingredients. Reduce to medium low heat and cook for another 3 hours. Discard herb bag and add salt

Thanks very much! Let me share with my friend. Is Dr. Hoi good at treating skin problems?

She is a nice and professional doctor in providing professional consultation to the patients. My close friend visited her when she was suffered from eczema and just cant stop scratching at night. Dr. Hoi looked into her situation and explained to her honestly. My close friend is really satisified and the symptoms were reduced after receiving her treatment for a period of time.

How about the consultation fee? Expensive?

The fee varies and depends on different symptoms and medication. The higher cost of medicinal ingredient is, the higher effectiveness will be. For me, proper and instant treatment will be my top priority.