Confinement Herbs / Tonics
Last Sunday, my mom and us went together to Bugis to get thoe stuff needed for my coming confinement....Fiona's MIL recommended me this shop in Bugis - Dragon horse (龙马）.
Indeed, when we were there, the shop is packed with pple! And they were the largest among the shops there.
We didnt really know what to buy, until we tell the lady that it is meant for confinement, then she referred us to 'Ah How'. The friendly Ah How helped explained to us what is necc to take, and recommended us the common quality stuff. Here u go with what I bought:
To substitue plain water, confinement woman are advised to take a kind of brewed drink with red dates (红枣）,black dates (黑枣）,nan-dates (南枣）,党参，北芪，龙眼肉
This is dang-gui (当归), for making soup.....I had the pics taken when the stuff is still original, and after it is sliced.
This is Bei Qi (北芪)...
Another expensive stuff, this is dang-shen (党参）, this two packets cost $70. Used to add into soup to clear our residue blood in our womb after birth....
this is pao-shen (泡参）
and this is the herbs used for showering (大风艾）, I have 30 packets here for my 1 month supply, and it cost us $60.
We also bought black fungus, dry scallops and wolfberries for the soup....
Total damage at the shop for that 1 mth's supply was $270, lucky they accept nets. hahaha...
Although I am not a big fan of herbal soup, but I do look forward to the stuff soon. Anyway, it will be just 1 mth of heaty food. =)
Now, we are almost ready.
Indeed, when we were there, the shop is packed with pple! And they were the largest among the shops there.
We didnt really know what to buy, until we tell the lady that it is meant for confinement, then she referred us to 'Ah How'. The friendly Ah How helped explained to us what is necc to take, and recommended us the common quality stuff. Here u go with what I bought:
To substitue plain water, confinement woman are advised to take a kind of brewed drink with red dates (红枣）,black dates (黑枣）,nan-dates (南枣）,党参，北芪，龙眼肉
This is dang-gui (当归), for making soup.....I had the pics taken when the stuff is still original, and after it is sliced.
This is Bei Qi (北芪)...
Another expensive stuff, this is dang-shen (党参）, this two packets cost $70. Used to add into soup to clear our residue blood in our womb after birth....
this is pao-shen (泡参）
and this is the herbs used for showering (大风艾）, I have 30 packets here for my 1 month supply, and it cost us $60.
We also bought black fungus, dry scallops and wolfberries for the soup....
Total damage at the shop for that 1 mth's supply was $270, lucky they accept nets. hahaha...
Although I am not a big fan of herbal soup, but I do look forward to the stuff soon. Anyway, it will be just 1 mth of heaty food. =)
Now, we are almost ready.
Labels: confinement, herbal, tonic
