Longan and Codonopsis Honey Paste

Name: Longan and Codonopsis Honey Paste
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Ingredients: 250 g Codonopsis root (soaked until tender and decocted for juice); 125 g Adenophora root (soaked until tender and decocted for juice); 120 g Longan flesh (soaked until tender and decocted for juice); to taste Honey (added after concentration)

A nourishing herbal paste that clears lung heat and replenishes vital energy, suitable for weak constitution, dry cough with scant phlegm, and similar symptoms.

2h 15m

Easy

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Ingredients

Codonopsis root (soaked until tender and decocted for juice) 250 g

Adenophora root (soaked until tender and decocted for juice) 125 g

Longan flesh (soaked until tender and decocted for juice) 120 g

Honey (added after concentration) to taste

Instructions

Soak and Decoct the Herbs

Soak the codonopsis root, adenophora root, and longan flesh in an appropriate amount of water until fully rehydrated, then heat and decoct.

Extract the Decoction Repeatedly

Collect the decoction every 20 minutes, add fresh water, and decoct again. Repeat for a total of 3 extractions.

Concentrate and Sweeten

Combine all three decoctions and simmer over low heat to concentrate until thick and paste-like. Add an equal amount of honey, bring to a boil, and remove from heat.