How do you make Abrus cantoniensis soup taste good? A complete guide to easy-to-learn recipes

Abrus cantoniensis is the dried whole plant of Abrus cantoniensis Hance, a plant in the genus Abrus of the Fabaceae family. It has the effects of draining dampness and relieving jaundice, clearing heat and detoxifying, and soothing the liver and relieving pain. It can be used in soups as a medicinal food during the damp seasons of spring and summer. However, its seeds are toxic and cannot be used directly as medicine; when using it, all the seed pods must be removed completely. Now let us take a look together at the complete guide to making Abrus cantoniensis soup!

Abrus cantoniensis soup with pork bones

[Ingredients] 100 grams of Abrus cantoniensis, 400 grams of pork bones, 50 grams of Job's tears (yi mi), 2 slices of ginger, an appropriate amount of salt.

[Method] Soak the Abrus cantoniensis for 2 hours and wash it clean. Wash the Job's tears and soak for 1 hour. Wash the pork bones, cut 2 slices of ginger, and set aside. Bring the water in the pot to a boil, add the pork bones to blanch, remove the foam, and take them out. Bring the water in the soup pot to a boil, add the Abrus cantoniensis and Job's tears, and boil over high heat for 30 minutes. Add the pork bones and ginger, and simmer for 1 and a half hours. Take out the Abrus cantoniensis, add an appropriate amount of salt to season, and it is ready to drink.

[Effects] Nourishes yin and reduces fire, strengthens the spleen and opens the appetite, clears heat and detoxifies, removes dampness, clears the liver and moistens the lungs.

Pork spleen and Abrus cantoniensis soup

[Ingredients] Pork spleen, Abrus cantoniensis, ginger slices, candied dates

[Method] Wash the ingredients clean, then put them all into the soup pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer for about 2 hours, add a little salt, and it is ready to drink.

[Effects] Drains dampness and relieves jaundice, clears heat and detoxifies.

Egg and Abrus cantoniensis soup

[Ingredients] 2 eggs, 30 grams of Abrus cantoniensis, 30 grams of Gardenia root, 50 grams of lean pork.

[Method] Boil the ingredients together. After the eggs are cooked, remove the shells and boil again. After 1 hour, take the soup and drink it, and eat the meat and eggs.

[Effects] Eggs and lean pork tonify qi and nourish yin, Abrus cantoniensis soothes the liver and relieves pain, and Gardenia root clears the liver and detoxifies. Used together, they nourish liver yin and clear liver heat, and are used for treating chronic hepatitis with liver area pain, irritability with heat, yellow urine, and fatigue.

Gardenia, egg, meat and Abrus cantoniensis soup

[Ingredients] 1 to 2 eggs, 25 grams of lean pork, 15 grams each of Abrus cantoniensis and Gardenia root.

[Method] Wash the eggs, pork, Abrus cantoniensis and Gardenia root separately, put them into a pot together with 2 bowls of water, and when they are about 70 to 80 percent cooked, crack the eggshells (but do not smash the whole eggs), and continue heating and simmering. When the decoction is reduced to 1 bowl, strain out the medicinal residue, keeping the liquid and the eggs and meat. Eat the meat and eggs, and drink the soup. Take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 servings. 5 to 7 consecutive days make 1 course of treatment.

[Effects] Tonifies deficiency and calms the spirit, cools the blood and detoxifies, drains damp heat, and relieves jaundice. It is suitable for children with long-unresolved hepatitis, scant yellow urine, and many blood vessels in both eyes.

Abrus cantoniensis and crucian carp soup

[Ingredients] 3 liang of Abrus cantoniensis, 1 crucian carp, 12 liang of lean pork, 6 red dates, about 12 bowls of water.

[Method] Remove the scales and gills of the crucian carp and wash it clean, drain the water, put it into a heated oil wok, and fry over low heat until both sides are golden brown. Take it out, rinse off the excess oil and fishy smell with water, and put it into a fish soup bag. Wash the Abrus cantoniensis and lean pork separately and set aside. Wash the red dates and remove the pits. Bring water to a boil over high heat, put in all the ingredients, and when the water boils again, turn to low heat and simmer for 2 hours. First take out the fish, add fine salt to season, and it is ready to drink.

[Effects] Abrus cantoniensis has the effects of detoxifying and soothing the liver and dispersing blood stasis and reducing inflammation. Crucian carp can strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. Adding lean pork and red dates and simmering them together gives a medicinal food effect for those suffering from damp heat jaundice, scant urine and fatigue, and painful urination. It is also suitable for drinking in the hot summer and can achieve the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness.