Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that causes recurring episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing in susceptible individuals. These symptoms often occur at night and/or in the early morning and are triggered by various factors such as pollen, cold air, and exercise. Below are several medicinal recipes that can help moisturize the lungs and relieve cough symptoms, thus preventing asthma.
Medicinal Recipe 1: Almond and Three Seed Porridge
Material: 10g white mustard seeds, 10g perilla seeds, 15g radish seeds, 10g almonds, 100g glutinous rice.
Method: 1. Put perilla seeds, white mustard seeds, radish seeds, and almonds into a pot with an appropriate amount of water. Boil and simmer for 25 minutes, then remove the residue and collect the juice. 2. Rinse the glutinous rice and put it into a clay pot. Add an appropriate amount of water and bring it to a boil over high heat. Add the medicinal juice and mix well. 3. Cook the porridge over low heat until thickened.
Usage: Take it morning and evening.
Efficacy: Moisturizes the lungs, relieves cough, and dispels dampness. Suitable for all types of bronchial asthma patients.
Precautions: White mustard seeds are warm and dispersing, and can deplete qi and injure yin. It is not suitable for long-term use by patients with lung deficiency and excessive yin fire, as well as those with digestive ulcers, bleeding, or skin allergies.
Medicinal Recipe 2: Astragalus Stewed Pigeon
Material: 45g roasted astragalus root, 1 pigeon, cooking wine, ginger, spring onion, and salt, appropriate amount.
Method: 1. Wash the roasted astragalus root. 2. Slaughter and wash the pigeon, then put it into a stewing pot with the astragalus root. Add the seasonings and simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours. 3. Remove and consume.
Usage: Consume it with meals.
Efficacy: Tonifies qi and stops wheezing. Suitable for patients with insufficient lung qi in bronchial asthma.
Precautions: Do not consume pork at the same time.
Medicinal Recipe 3: Medicinal Juice Steamed Eggs
Material: 250g schisandra berries, 7 eggs.
Method: Boil the schisandra berries to make a concentrated decoction. Let it cool, then soak the eggs in the medicinal juice for 7 days before using.
Usage: Steam and consume one egg daily.
Efficacy: Nourishes yin, moisturizes the lungs, and stops coughing. It has a good therapeutic effect on asthma.
Precautions: Patients with abnormal blood lipids should adjust their diet when consuming this recipe, as egg yolks have a relatively high cholesterol content.
Medicinal Recipe 4: Ginkgo and Fritillaria Rice Porridge
Material: 10g ginkgo nuts, 10g fritillaria bulbs, 15g radish seeds, 100g glutinous rice, salt, and sesame oil, appropriate amount.
Method: Wash the ginkgo nuts, glutinous rice, fritillaria bulbs, and radish seeds. Cook them together to make porridge. Add salt and drizzle sesame oil before serving.
Usage: 1-2 times daily.
Efficacy: Descends qi, stops wheezing, relieves cough, and transforms phlegm. Suitable for patients with phlegm-dominant asthma.
Precautions: Be cautious when using fritillaria bulbs for patients with cold phlegm, damp phlegm, or spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
Medicinal Recipe 5: Gecko Wine
Material: 1 pair of geckos, 2000ml white wine.
Method: Clean the geckos and remove their heads and feet. Soak them in the wine, seal the container, and shake it once a day for 15 days.
Usage: Drink 30ml daily.
Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen, supplements qi, invigorates the lungs, and stops wheezing. Suitable for asthmatic patients with a deficiency constitution.
Precautions: Not suitable for individuals with excessive yin fire constitution. It should not be used by patients with wind-cold colds, coughs, asthma, lobar pneumonia, and other diseases.
Medicinal Recipe 6: Mulberry Leaf Tea
Material: 30g frozen mulberry leaves.
Method: Wash the mulberry leaves and add 500-1000ml of water. Boil for 10-15 minutes and extract the juice.
Usage: Drink it as a substitute for tea, once daily, at any time.
Efficacy: Expels wind, stops wheezing, relieves cough, and transforms phlegm. Suitable for conditions of wind-heat phlegm and wheezing.
Precautions: Avoid eating fishy and greasy foods.
