Metal Element · 食疗

Pear & Snow-Fungus Soup for Dry Autumns (Metal)

In five-element practice, autumn is ruled by Metal and associated with “dryness” — dry cough, dry skin, dry stools. This moist, white-toned soup is the classic counter.

This is food, not medicine.

Ingredients

• 1 dried snow fungus (Tremella), soaked and torn
• 2 pears, cored and cubed
• 6 dried red dates, pitted
• 5 cups water
• A few goji berries

Method

1. Simmer snow fungus in water 40 minutes until gelatinous.
2. Add pears and dates; simmer 20 more minutes.
3. Stir in goji berries off heat.
4. Serve warm. Keeps in the fridge 2–3 days.

When to reach for it

Traditional practice pairs this with Metal-time signals: a tickly throat, dry skin, or a low, held-in sadness in autumn. A moist, soothing bowl — not a treatment.

See the full routine in Metal Element & Autumn.

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