Post-partum Chicken Soup - Little Sage Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine

Ingredients

• 1 TBSP olive oil
• 3 pounds chicken pieces (drumsticks, thighs, etc or chopped from ½ chicken)
• 8 cups water
• A pinch of salt
• 1 piece of fresh ginger that is an itch thick – make thin slices
• 10 grams dang gui
• 20 grams astragalus (huang qi)
• 1 TBSP goji berries (gou qi zi)
• 6-8 pieces of jujube fruit (da zao) – take out the seeds
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1 medium onion diced
• 2 TBSP rice wine
• 2 medium sized carrots – cut
• 2 medium size celery stalks, cut into slices