Chuanbei Stewed Snow Pear is a dietary therapy for phlegm and cough. It has the effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm to stop coughing. It is mainly suitable for cough caused by heat. Let's learn about the recipe and efficacy of Chuanbei Stewed Snow Pear.
Recipe:
Ingredients: half a snow pear, appropriate amount of Chuanbei, rock sugar, and wolfberry.
1. Grind the Chuanbei into powder.
2. Cut the snow pear into small pieces.
3. Add 150ml of boiled water.
4. Add the ground Chuanbei powder and wolfberry, and stir lightly.
5. Place the stewing cup in a steamer, cover with a lid, and heat over low heat for 1 hour. The snow pear should be easily pierced with a chopstick. Season with rock sugar after removing from heat.
Efficacy:
Chuanbei Stewed Snow Pear mainly has the effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm to stop coughing. It is used to treat long-lasting cough, excessive phlegm, dry throat, shortness of breath, and weakness. It is suitable for dry cough or yin deficiency cough, and for patients with dry mouth and no phlegm.
Snow pear: It has a sweet taste and cold nature, and enters the lung meridian. It has the function of clearing heat, resolving phlegm, and stopping cough. Sweet taste in Chinese medicine refers to nourishing effect. Entering the lung meridian means that this substance has a stronger effect on the lungs.
Chuanbei: Chuanbei not only has a good effect of stopping cough and resolving phlegm, but also nourishes lung yin, promotes lung function, and moisturizes the lungs while clearing lung heat. It is an excellent medicine for treating long-lasting cough with phlegm and wheezing.
Rock sugar: Its main function is to add flavor because Chuanbei is quite bitter. Here, it is used to treat heat conditions, so rock sugar is used. Generally, for treating cold conditions, such as dysmenorrhea, brown sugar is used because brown sugar is warm.
Selection of Ingredients:
Chuanbei: Experts remind that when choosing Chuanbei, avoid choosing large ones. The smaller, the better. A grade-A Chuanbei has more than 240 grains in 50g. It should not be too white, as it may have been fumigated with sulfur. Natural Chuanbei should have a slightly yellowish color, and the shape should be more intact and tightly packed.
Snow pear: When selecting pears, first look at the skin. If the skin looks thick, it means the fruit is rough and lacks moisture. Pears with thin, smooth skin and no disease, pests, scars, or external injuries are of good quality.
Precautions:
Chuanbei has a cold nature and bitter taste. It can clear heat, moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm, and stop coughing. Although it is known as the "holy medicine for stopping cough and resolving phlegm," it is only suitable for cough caused by heat. The symptoms of heat cough generally include dry mouth, sore throat, less phlegm, sticky and yellow phlegm, and some may also have fever or even headache.
If Chuanbei is used to treat "cold cough," it will worsen the condition! If Chuanbei is used indiscriminately without proper diagnosis, the effect may be poor, and it may even delay the treatment and worsen the condition. Therefore, although Chuanbei Stewed Snow Pear has the effect of resolving phlegm and stopping cough, it should still be used with caution, especially for cold conditions, it should not be taken.
