Our Elan x The Herborium products nourishes and restores mother’s during their pregnancy and postpartum journey.
Note: This flavour profile serves to guide you based on your preferences. However it is worth mentioning that in TCM, craving of a certain flavour may mean an imbalance and a signal to the body to rebalance it. The 5 basic flavours in Eastern tradition are linked to the 5 elements and also specific organs in the body and include:
Salty: Water element, enters the kidney
Sour: Wood element, enters the liver
Bitter: Fire element, enters the heart
Sweet: Earth element, enters the spleen
Pungent: Metal element, enters the lung.
Red dates Tea
红枣补血茶
- Red dates (Hong zao)
- Black dates (Hei zao)
- Longan (Gui yuan rou)
- Goji berries (Gou zi qi)
- Codonopsis (Dang shen)
- Astragalus root (Bei qi)
Restore Herbal Soup
产后复元汤
- Astragalus root (Bei qi)
- Codonopsis (Dang shen)
- Chinese yam (Huai shan)
- Red dates (Hong zao)
- Goji berries (Gou zi qi)
- Chinese angelica root (Dang gui)
- Solomon's seal (Yu zhu)
Lactation Soup
通草下奶汤
- Rice paper pith (Tong cao)
- Astragalus root (Bei qi)
- Chinese angelica root (Dang gui)
- Goji berries (Gou zi qi)
- Chinese yam (Huai shan)
- Red dates (Hong zao)
- Dried Longan (Gui yan rou)
- Fox glove root (Shu di hu)
Hydrating Snow Fungus Dessert
滋阴润肺银耳羹
- Snow fungus (Xue Er)
- Red dates (Hong zao)
- Dried Longan (Gui yan rou)
- Lily bulb (Bai he)
- Lotus seed (Lian zi)
- Honey date (Mi zao)
- Goji berries (Gou zi qi)
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