Cuanbei Snow Pear Pig Lung Decoction

Basic features: Moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Dry heat damages the lungs, with symptoms such as cough with thick phlegm, difficulty in expectoration, dry throat and thirst. It can also be used for upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis and other dryness of the lungs.

Basic ingredients: half pig lung, 15 Sichuan Fritillaria, 4 Sydney pears, appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Method

(1) Cut the pig lungs into thick slices, soak them in water and squeeze them clean by hand, put them in boiling water and boil them for 5 minutes, pick them up from the cold river and drain them.

(2) Wash the Sydney pears, cut into four pieces with the skin on, remove the core, and wash the Sichuan Fritillaria.

(3) Put all the ingredients into a pot of boiling water, bring to a boil over high heat, simmer over low heat for 2 to 3 hours, season and serve.

Explanation

This soup is mainly used to moisten lung dryness and clear away hot phlegm. Fritillaria fritillaris in the soup has a bitter, sweet and slightly cold taste, and functions to moisten the lungs, relieve coughs and eliminate phlegm. "Famous Doctors" says that it has the effect of treating "cough with qi" and "suffering from heat and thirst", "Rihuazi Materia Medica" It is said that it can "eliminate phlegm and moisturize the heart and lungs." This product contains a variety of alkaloids, sterols, and starches, which can expand bronchial smooth muscles, reduce secretion, and act as an antitussive and expectorant. It is a commonly used product for moistening the lungs and reducing phlegm. Snow pear has a sweet, slightly sour and cool taste. It has the functions of moistening the lungs, promoting fluid production, clearing away heat and reducing phlegm. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it can "moisten the lungs and cool the heart, eliminate phlegm and reduce fire". It is a commonly used fruit for cough due to dryness of the lungs. Pig lung has a sweet and flat taste, and has the effect of nourishing the lungs. "Supplementary Materia Medica" says that "pig lungs can nourish the lungs and cure cough due to lung deficiency." Combined into a soup, it can not only clear the dryness and heat of the lungs, but also nourish the lungs. Insufficient, it can both relieve cough and eliminate phlegm. It has the functions of clearing away dryness and moisturizing the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is a soup that treats both the symptoms and the root cause.

Note

This soup should not be used if the patient has a cough with cold phlegm or damp phlegm that is thin and white in color.

Imperata Genus, Snow Pear and Pig Lung Soup

Ingredients: 200 grams of fresh Imperata Gent, 2 snow pears, 1 pair of pig lungs, and 5 grams of tangerine peel.

Preparation method: Wash and cut the pig lungs into pieces, boil them in boiling water for 5 minutes, remove and rinse them; cut the pear into pieces, remove the heart and core; cut the Imperata root into short pieces. Soak the tangerine peel in water until soft, then simmer it with pig lungs, snow pear and Imperata cogongrass root, and simmer over low heat for 2 hours.

Function: Clear away heat and moisturize the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, cool blood, and aid digestion. It is used for body dryness, nosebleeds, cough, or dry cough without phlegm in autumn, or phlegm with blood, thick yellow phlegm, sore throat, hoarseness, dry lips and tongue, and constipation. It is also suitable for patients with hepatitis, cirrhosis, tracheitis and pneumonia.