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[quote=MARRIE,380456]American Ginseng (花旗參)

Root of a plant similar to Korean ginseng, but it has the Yin properties. 
Alleged effects: cleansing of excessive Yang in the body, aphrodisiac. 
The ginseng is sliced, a few slices are soaked in hot water to make a tea. 
Most American ginseng is produced in the US state of Wisconsin.

A Cantonese Cough Remedy

Dried duck gizzards, watercress, apricot kernels (南北杏陳腎西洋菜湯): 
Alleged effects: relieve both Yin (resulted from cold) or Yang (resulted from dryness) type of coughing. 
Watercress (西洋菜) is for removing excessive yang in the body. 
The sweet apricot kernels (南杏仁) and bitter apricot kernels (北杏仁) target the lungs. 
The dried duck gizzards (乾鴨腎) are used to balance the Yin Yang of the recipe. 
Watercress is available in most supermarkets while the rest of the ingredients can be found in most Chinese herb stores. 
The ingredients are slow cooked for couple of hours into a soup, a small piece of pork is optional for flavor. 
Do not use beef or chicken in this recipe because they nullify the effects of the watercress.

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