Postpartum

Si-Shen (Four-Herb) Soup

Name: Si-Shen (Four-Herb) Soup
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 servings

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MINS

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SERVINGS

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Easy

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#chinese

#vegetarian

#soup

#confinement

A classic spleen-strengthening confinement soup — poria, yam, lotus seed and euryale, gently restoring postpartum digestion.

MumEat recipe

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Nutritional Highlights

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53%

DAILY RDI

Protein

37.6g

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51%

DAILY RDI

Zinc

5.6mg

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22%

DAILY RDI

Iron

5.9mg

+ 4 more nutrients

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Why This Recipe?

🌸 Traditional Wisdom

Si-shen soup is common in Hokkien/Taiwanese confinement and daily diets, valued for strengthening the spleen and aiding digestion.

🔬 Modern Science

Lotus seed, yam and euryale give digestible starch and some protein, mild and non-heating; as a postpartum digestive tonic its support is largely traditional.

ℹ️Limited evidence

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Instructions

3 steps

Rinse the four herbs; remove lotus-seed cores.

Simmer all with water (add lean pork if desired) 60 min.

Cook until soft, season with salt.

💡加瘦肉提升蛋白质和风味。

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Full Nutrition Breakdown

☀️Vitamin D

7%(1µg)

🌿Folate

10%(57.5µg)

🦴Calcium

5%(45.7mg)

Protein

53%(37.6g)

Vitamin C

2%(1.5mg)

Iron

22%(5.9mg)

Zinc

51%(5.6mg)

* % based on pregnancy daily reference intake (RDI)

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References

[1] 中国营养学会.《中国哺乳期妇女膳食指南2022》.

哺乳期饮食宜均衡多样，温和易消化的汤品有助恢复。

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