🌿 Chinese Wolfberry and Artemisia Steamed Softshell Turtle
[Ingredients] One softshell turtle (about 500 grams), 30 grams of wolfberry, 30 grams of root bark of Lycium barbarum, 9 grams of Artemisia annua,适量 green onion, ginger, wine, and rock sugar.
[Preparation] Clean the turtle by removing internal organs, place wolfberry, green onion, ginger, wine, and rock sugar inside the abdominal cavity. Simultaneously prepare decoction from Artemisia annua and root bark of Lycium barbarum; combine the decoction with the turtle and steam for 1 hour.
[Usage] Consume one dose daily, eat meat and drink soup.
[Function] Nourish yin and clear heat. Suitable for patients with low-grade fever due to AIDS.
[Comment] The softshell turtle, also known as "round turtle," has been pharmacologically proven to regulate immune function, enhance lymphocyte transformation rate, prolong antibody duration, and stimulate bone marrow hematopoietic activity—consistent with traditional Chinese medicine’s view that it "nourishes yin, fills marrow, and strengthens vital energy." Wolfberry, Artemisia annua, and root bark of Lycium barbarum help clear deficient heat and reduce low-grade fever, alleviating chronic low-grade fever, night sweats, poor appetite, and fatigue in AIDS patients.