Clinical manifestations of phlegm-dampness obstructing the lungs in chronic bronchitis:
Cough with excessive phlegm, the phlegm is white and sticky, difficult to expectorate, feeling of chest tightness, poor appetite, fatigue in the limbs, pale tongue with white coating, and slippery pulse.
[Almond Paste]
Ingredients: 15g almonds, honey as needed.
Method: Peel and cook the almonds until soft, mash them, add boiling water, filter out the white juice with a clean white cloth, remove the residue and repeat the process 3 times. Discard the almond powder and add a little honey to the concentrated juice.
Efficacy: Tonifies the spleen, transforms phlegm, and stops coughing.
Usage: Take twice daily, dissolve in hot water and drink.
[Orange Peel Tea]
Ingredients: 2g tea leaves, 2g dried orange peel.
Method: Mix the two ingredients and steep in boiling water for 10 minutes.
Efficacy: Stops coughing, transforms phlegm, regulates qi, and harmonizes the stomach.
Usage: Prepare one dose daily, steep twice, and drink warm after meals.
[Pearl and Jade Treasure Porridge]
Ingredients: 60g coix seed, 60g Chinese yam, 25g persimmon cake.
Method: Crush the Chinese yam and coix seed into coarse powder, cook until soft, then chop the persimmon cake into pieces and add to the porridge.
Efficacy: Tonifies the spleen, eliminates dampness, transforms phlegm, and stops coughing.
Usage: Take 2-3 times daily, can be consumed as desired.
[Coix Seed and Almond Porridge]
Ingredients: 30g coix seed, 10g almonds (peeled), a little rock sugar.
Method: Put the coix seed in a pot with water, bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat until half cooked. Add the almonds and continue simmering until fully cooked. Add rock sugar to taste.
Efficacy: Dispels dampness, transforms phlegm, and stops coughing.
Usage: Take once daily, as a dinner or snack.
