Preparation:
2.5 cups water
1 cup buckwheat
6 dry figs : chopped
1 cup of grated yam (I used the Okinawa, found at Berkeley Bowl)
Mix above: cook on stovetop: bring water to a boil, add dry ingredients and simmer covered for 20 minutes. (Check water level as you cook; add more if needed.) Turn off heating element. Allow pot to sit for 10 minutes. Serve warm.
Energetics:
Yin, Qi, Blood tonic. Aids the nervous system. Increases energy to the brain, reproductive organs, Bladder and Kidneys, extremities, Heart, Lung, Stomach and Spleen/Pancreas, Large Intestines. Moves fluids. Helps to remove damp conditions and toxins. Clears sinuses.