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We document sometimes strange, sometimes effective and always fascinating folk medicines and home remedies from around the world, as demonstrated by moms in their kitchens. Meet Waing Li, mother of two and wellness remedy master.

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Transcript
00:00I believe the best hospital is the kitchen and the best doctor is yourself.
00:08My name is Guiyin Li. Everyone calls me Kitty. I came to this country when I was 20 years old.
00:19Food is the best medicine. We always have a different suit to treat different symptoms.
00:27Today, making like a white snow fungus soup, well known by all Chinese people.
00:33And when the water boils, you put this one into the water. White snow fungus,
00:38moist the lung, and for the dry skin. And then this is a lotus seed, mostly for the
00:44digestive tract and kidney function. And this is a lily bulb, and for reduced heat, for cooling,
00:50especially for people who have acne. But this is the date. So I will put six or eight
00:57for the nourish the blood, and for warm mother body. And then we put the sugar,
01:03depends on how sweet you want. This is almost a cooker one and a half hours,
01:07and we put a goji berry in. So the soup is done. So I introduce my lovely daughter,
01:15you know, Stephanie, to help to serve the soup. This is a family favorite. We've had it for dessert.
01:22Even if you go to the Chinese restaurant, and like for dessert, they give you sort of like
01:26there's a white, white fungus soup. Yeah. Mmm. That's really good.
01:34It's really good. Delicious. It's not like a McDonald can help.
01:39Not like a Burger King can help. Cook a home cook is like a best. Is that too tough?

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