In spring, energy rises and Liver energy is strongest. Eat green vegetables, sour fruits, and light meals to support smooth energy flow and prevent stagnation.
Ingredients
- Spinach 200g
- Goji berries 15g
- Ginger 2 slices
- A pinch of salt
Method
- Boil water, add ginger and goji berries, simmer 5 min
- Add spinach, cook until just wilted (about 1 min)
- Season with a pinch of salt
Wellness benefit：滋养肝血、明目润燥。春季每周2-3次。 / Nourishes Liver blood, supports eye health and moistens dryness. 2-3 times per week in spring.
Ingredients
- Chrysanthemum 5g
- Cassia seed 10g
- Goji berries 5g (optional)
Method
- Lightly toast cassia seeds until fragrant
- Place all ingredients in a cup, steep with boiling water for 10 min
- Can be re-steeped 2-3 times
Wellness benefit：清肝明目、疏散风热。春季易目赤头痛者尤宜。 / Clears Liver heat, supports vision, disperses wind-heat. Especially helpful for red eyes and headaches in spring.
Ingredients
- Millet 80g
- Fresh yam 100g (peeled and diced)
- Red dates 5 (pitted)
Method
- Rinse millet, dice yam, pit red dates
- Add all ingredients with water, bring to boil then simmer 30 min
- Cook until thick and millet is tender
Wellness benefit：健脾养胃、补气安神。四季皆宜，春季尤助肝脾调和。 / Strengthens Spleen and Stomach, nourishes Qi, calms the mind. Good all year; in spring, helps harmonize Liver and Spleen.
Summer heat raises Heart fire. Eat bitter and sweet-cooling foods to clear heat, generate fluids, and relieve thirst. Avoid heavy, greasy meals.
Ingredients
- Mung beans 50g
- Dried lily bulb 20g
- Rock sugar to taste
Method
- Soak mung beans 2 hours, rehydrate lily bulb
- Add water, bring to boil, simmer 40 min until beans split
- Add lily bulb, cook 10 min more, then add rock sugar
Wellness benefit：清热解毒、润肺安神。夏日消暑首选。 / Clears heat and toxin, moistens Lungs, calms the mind. Top choice for summer cooling.
Ingredients
- Smoked plum 30g
- Hawthorn 15g
- Licorice root 5g
- Dried tangerine peel 5g
- Rock sugar to taste
Method
- Rinse all ingredients, add 1500ml water, soak 30 min
- Bring to boil, simmer 40 min
- Add rock sugar, strain, cool; best chilled
Wellness benefit：生津止渴、消食化积、敛汗安神。暑天出汗多尤宜。 / Generates fluids, quenches thirst, aids digestion, reduces sweating. Especially good when sweating heavily in summer.
Ingredients
- Winter melon 300g (with skin, diced)
- Coix seed 30g
- Ginger 3 slices
Method
- Soak coix seeds 2 hours ahead
- Add all ingredients with water, boil then simmer 40 min
- Keep the melon skin on — it enhances fluid drainage
Wellness benefit：清热利湿、消暑消肿。夏日湿重、浮肿者尤宜。 / Clears heat, drains dampness, reduces swelling. Especially good for dampness and edema in summer.
Autumn dryness damages Lung moisture. Eat moistening foods — pear, lily bulb, white fungus, honey — to nourish from within.
Ingredients
- Snow pear 1
- Dried lily bulb 10g
- Rock sugar 15g
- A few goji berries
Method
- Cut pear from top, scoop out the core
- Fill with lily bulb, rock sugar, and goji berries
- Replace the "lid", steam over water for 40 min
Wellness benefit：润肺止咳、清热化痰。秋燥干咳无痰者首选。 / Moistens Lungs, relieves cough, clears heat and phlegm. First choice for dry cough in autumn.
Ingredients
- White fungus 10g (soaked and torn into small pieces)
- Lotus seeds 20g (core removed)
- Red dates 5
- Rock sugar to taste
Method
- Soak white fungus in cold water 2 hours, tear into small pieces
- Simmer white fungus with water 1 hour until gelatinous
- Add lotus seeds and red dates, cook 30 min more, add rock sugar
Wellness benefit：滋阴润肺、养心安神。秋燥失眠、皮肤干者尤宜。 / Nourishes Yin, moistens Lungs, calms the mind. Especially good for insomnia and dry skin in autumn.
Ingredients
- Glehnia root 10g
- Ophiopogon root 10g
- Solomon's seal 10g
Method
- Rinse all ingredients, add 500ml water
- Bring to boil, simmer 20 min
- Drink as tea; can be re-brewed with more water
Wellness benefit：养阴润燥、生津止渴。口干咽燥、干咳少痰者尤宜。 / Nourishes Yin, moistens dryness, generates fluids. Especially good for dry mouth, throat, and dry cough.
Winter cold is at its peak, Yang energy retreats inward. Eat warming foods — lamb, walnuts, black sesame, longan — to warm the Kidneys and guard against cold.
Ingredients
- Lamb 300g (cut and blanched)
- Angelica root 10g
- Ginger 30g (sliced)
- Red dates 6, a pinch of salt
Method
- Blanch lamb in cold water to remove odor, rinse
- Add all ingredients with water, boil then simmer 1.5 hours
- Season with salt
Wellness benefit：温中散寒、补血活血。冬季手脚冰凉、畏寒者首选。 / Warms the center, dispels cold, nourishes and invigorates blood. First choice for cold hands and feet in winter.
Ingredients
- Black sesame 30g (toasted and ground)
- Walnuts 30g (crushed)
- Glutinous rice 50g
- Rock sugar to taste
Method
- Toast sesame seeds until fragrant, grind; crush walnuts
- Cook rice porridge, add sesame and walnut when nearly done
- Add rock sugar and stir
Wellness benefit：补肾益精、润肠通便、乌发养颜。冬令常食。 / Strengthens Kidneys, nourishes essence, lubricates bowels, supports hair and skin. Regular winter food.
Ingredients
- Dried longan 15g
- Red dates 6 (pitted)
- Goji berries 5g
- Brown sugar to taste
Method
- Pit red dates, add to pot with longan
- Add 500ml water, boil then simmer 20 min
- Add goji berries, cook 5 min, add brown sugar
Wellness benefit：补心血、安神助眠、暖宫散寒。冬季手足不温、眠差者尤宜。 / Nourishes Heart blood, calms the mind, supports sleep, warms the body. Especially good for cold extremities and poor sleep in winter.
These recipes are for wellness support only — not medical diagnosis, treatment, or prescription. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider. Individual constitution varies; food choices should be personalized.