I just want to say the recipe is new to me not new per se. We can never have too many tricks up our sleeves!
I believe it is the green onion in the broth that works on edema. 
One of the moms that has been consuming the broth now has OAMER. Go figure!
Happy Mother's Day!
Annie 

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