Clinical manifestations of epidemic parotitis with heat-toxin accumulation:
Fever, thirst, headache, irritability, loss of appetite, or accompanied by vomiting. The parotid gland is swollen, painful, firm, and resistant to pressure. Chewing difficulties, soreness and swelling of the throat, red tongue with yellow coating, and rapid pulse.
【Cold Dressed Sesame Sauce with Laver】
Ingredients: 30g laver, 30g shredded kelp.
Preparation: Soak the laver in warm water, wash it, and cook it together with the shredded kelp. Drain the water, let it cool, and mix it with seasoning.
Efficacy: Clears heat, reduces swelling, and disperses accumulation.
Usage: Eat it with meals.
【Mung Bean and Soybean Soup】
Ingredients: 100g mung beans, 50g soybeans, 30g white sugar.
Preparation: Cook the mung beans and soybeans in an appropriate amount of water until soft, then add white sugar and stir well.
Efficacy: Clears heat, detoxifies, reduces swelling, and relieves pain.
Usage: Take one dose daily, divided into two servings, and continue for 5 days.
【Lotus Root and Reed Rhizome Tea】
Ingredients: Equal amounts of lotus root, fresh reed rhizome, and fresh burdock root.
Preparation: Cook the three ingredients with an appropriate amount of water, remove the residue, and take the juice.
Efficacy: Clears heat, cools blood, generates body fluids, and relieves thirst.
Usage: Drink it as a substitute for tea.
