Roasted rice tea with dried fig and walnut

What the tradition says

Practitioners state that this is 滋陰益腎、潤腸通便, that it nourishes yin, benefits the kidney and moistens the bowel.

After a caesarean

炒米茶 is started only once the doctor permits after a caesarean; vaginal-birth mothers may start immediately.

Ingredientsserves 1

Method

1. Simmer the figs, walnuts and roasted rice tea in the water for 15 minutes.
2. The figs and the walnuts are eaten as well as drunk.

Also cooked then

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Information only. This page records a food tradition and is not medical advice. Recovery differs for everyone. If you are breastfeeding, recovering from a caesarean, taking medication, or feeling unwell, speak to your doctor, midwife or a registered practitioner first. Full statement