Healing Soups

Healing soups are actually wonderful potions that can make you feel a lot better and they can be very flavorsome and scrumptious. Some people have the notion that anything that is good for you or has healing effects could not possibly be appetizing. If you have that perception, you are in for a surprise when you try some of the awesome healing soups that are available.

The basic thing that you need to make healing soup is a soup stock. The stock can be made by boiling and simmering vegetables or meat (or even fruit), using bouillon and water, using juice, or you can buy chicken or beef broth. Seasoning makes the stock taste good and there are loads of herbs that make awesome seasoning along with other healthy spices. You don't have to use salt-based seasonings to make things delicious.

Once you have the stock figured out for your healing soup, you are ready to select additives that will provide healing effects. For instance, cabbage is good for digestion problems as is carrots, spinach, fenugreek seeds, garlic, flax seeds, ginger, papaya, figs, dates, and prunes.

Here are some healing foods that can be added to your healing soup:

For coughs, lung problems and congestion:

 Chinese almonds (nom hung or buk hung)
 Gingko
 Gingko nuts
 Figs
 Apples
 Onions
 Limes
 Asafetida

You can search for recipes for healing soups or you make up your concoction using ingredients that you know or find that have healing effects that could benefit you and your family.

If anyone knows of any fantastic receipes, we would love it if you would share.