Ginger Sugar Shencu Tea: A Traditional Remedy for Excessive Salivation in Children

January 15, 2024

  Ginger Sugar Shencu Tea, from "Folk Recipes", is a tea made mainly from ginger, shencu, and sugar. Ginger Sugar Shencu Tea is used to invigorate the spleen and warm the middle, and to stop salivation. It is suitable for children with excessive salivation.
 


 

  [Name]

  Ginger Sugar Shencu Tea

  [Recipe]

  2 slices of ginger, half a piece of shencu, an appropriate amount of sugar.

  [Method]

  Peel the ginger and slice it. Put it in a pot with shencu and sugar. Add an appropriate amount of water. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Remove the residue and take the juice.

  [Functions and Indications]

  Invigorates the spleen and warms the middle, and stops salivation. It is suitable for children with excessive salivation.

  [Usage and Dosage]

  Drink as a substitute for tea or 2-3 times a day.

  [Introduction to Medicinal Materials]

  Ginger: Disperses cold and releases the exterior; descends rebellious qi and stops vomiting; transforms phlegm and stops coughing. It is used for wind-cold colds; aversion to cold and fever; headache and nasal congestion; vomiting; phlegm retention and coughing; distention and fullness; diarrhea.

  Shencu: Invigorates the spleen and stomach; promotes digestion and resolves food stagnation. It is used for stagnation of food and drink; indigestion; distention and fullness in the stomach and abdomen; loss of appetite; vomiting and diarrhea.

  [Tips - Ginger Soup Recipe]

  Ingredients for making ginger soup:

  Fresh ginger, jujube, wolfberry, rock sugar (brown sugar)

  Steps to make ginger soup:

  1. Wash and slice the jujube and ginger

  2. Add water to the pot, put in the jujube and rock sugar

  3. Stir with a spoon to prevent the sugar from sticking to the pot

  4. Cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes, then add the ginger slices

  5. Cook for another 5 minutes and it is ready to be consumed

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