Lily Bulb and Lotus Seed Porridge: Combine 30g dried lily bulbs, 30g lotus seeds (with cores, soaked in water), 30g rock sugar, and 100g rice. Simmer dried lily bulbs, rice, and lotus seeds together. Add rock sugar near the end of cooking. This porridge clears heat, nourishes yin, moistens lungs, and calms the spirit. It suits those with insomnia, frequent dreams, excessive heart fire, anxiety, and irritability.
Sour Jujube Seed Porridge: 15g ground sour jujube seeds, 100g japonica rice. Cook rice first, then add ground seeds and simmer for 5 minutes. Nourishes the heart, calms the spirit, and reduces sweating. Suitable for insomnia, vivid dreams, palpitations, restlessness, and weakness with excessive sweating.
Licorice-Wheat-Jujube-Lotus Root Soup: 250g lotus root, 75g wheat, 12g licorice root, 5 red dates, 3g salt. Rinse wheat and soak for 1 hour; soak red dates until soft, then remove pits. Boil wheat, licorice, and red dates in water. Add lotus root and simmer until tender. Season with salt.This soup nourishes qi and blood while calming the mind and soothing the spirit, making it especially suitable for insomniacs with poor complexion.
Mulberry Water: Boil 60g fresh mulberries in water, then simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Drink one hour before bedtime each night.Mulberries are sweet and cooling in nature, nourishing the liver and kidneys, calming the mind, enhancing intelligence, replenishing blood and yin, promoting fluid production, moistening the intestines, improving vision, and darkening hair. They are especially beneficial for insomnia accompanied by constipation, anemia, hair loss, premature graying, or tinnitus.
Stewed Black-Bone Chicken with Chestnuts and Red Dates:Wash one black-bone chicken, cut into pieces. Place in a clay pot with 20 shelled chestnuts and 20 red dates. Add water and simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender. This recipe strengthens the spleen and stomach, nourishes the kidneys, and replenishes essence. It is suitable for insomnia with frequent dreams caused by spleen-stomach deficiency and qi-blood insufficiency, accompanied by poor appetite, limb weakness, sore waist and knees, and irregular menstruation in women.
Millet and Red Date Porridge: 60g millet, 6 pitted red dates, 30g honey. Cook millet and red dates into porridge. Stir in honey after cooking and consume before bedtime. Traditional Chinese medicine holds that poor spleen and stomach function leads to poor sleep quality. Millet and red dates nourish the spleen and stomach, making this suitable for insomnia caused by spleen-stomach disharmony.
Jujube, Wheat, and Licorice Calming Tea: Combine 12 jujubes, 30g wheat, 6g licorice root, and 9g mimosa flowers. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Cool, add honey, and drink as a daily tea substitute. This tea boosts qi, strengthens the spleen, calms the mind, and soothes the spirit—ideal for menopausal syndrome.