I have been suffering from chronic pharyngitis for a while now. Every autumn, my throat becomes uncomfortable and I often have coughing and phlegm. At that time, my family would make me drink a stewed pear with Fritillaria and Lily. After drinking it, I feel better. I would like to know what are the effects of stewed pear with Fritillaria and Lily?
Can Fritillaria and Lily be cooked together?
Yes, they can.
Fritillaria is a plant of the lily family, with a cool nature and a sweet and mild taste. It enters the lung and stomach meridians and has the effects of moistening the lungs, stopping coughs, and resolving phlegm. Lily is the dried fleshy scales of the plants Lilium lancifolium or Lilium brownii, with a sweet taste and a cold nature. It enters the heart and lung meridians and has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, and calming the mind.
Fritillaria and Lily both belong to the lily family and have similar medicinal properties. Therefore, Fritillaria and Lily can be cooked together, and using them together can enhance the effect of moistening the lungs and stopping coughs.
The Effects of Stewed Pear with Fritillaria and Lily
Nourishing Yin and Moistening the Lungs
Fritillaria has a sweet taste, a cool nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians, with the effects of clearing and moistening the lungs. Lily has a sweet taste, a cold nature, and enters the lung and heart meridians, with the effects of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs. Pear also has the function of moistening the lungs and resolving dryness. Therefore, stewed pear with Fritillaria and Lily has a good therapeutic effect on lung dryness cough, yin deficiency cough, and cough with blood in the phlegm.
Stopping Cough and Resolving Phlegm
Fritillaria, Lily, and Pear all have good cough-suppressing effects. The alkaloids and non-alkaloid components in Fritillaria have excellent antitussive and expectorant effects. Stewed pear with Fritillaria and Lily can assist in the treatment of dry cough with little phlegm, long-term cough due to lung deficiency, cough due to weakness, and dry-heat cough.
Nourishing the Heart and Calming the Mind
Lily enters the heart and lung meridians and has the effect of clearing the heart and calming the mind. It can be used to treat restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, and dreaminess. Taking an appropriate amount of stewed pear with Fritillaria and Lily can assist in sleep and improve insomnia symptoms.
How to Cook Stewed Pear with Fritillaria and Lily
Ingredients: 10g Fritillaria, 30g Lily, 1 Pear, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Wash the pear, cut it into pieces with the skin on, and remove the core and stem.
2. Put Fritillaria, Lily, Pear, and rock sugar into a stewing pot.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water and cover the pot.
4. Stew over low heat for about 3 hours before consuming.
Contraindications of Stewed Pear with Fritillaria and Lily
1. Not suitable for those with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold
Stewed pear with Fritillaria and Lily has a cold and cool nature, which may further aggravate symptoms such as cold hands and feet, loose stools, and poor digestion in those with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold.
2. Not suitable for those with wind-cold cough
The treatment of wind-cold cough should focus on warming the lungs and dispersing cold. Stewed pear with Fritillaria and Lily is good at treating various types of heat-related coughs. Taking it for wind-cold cough will not relieve the symptoms but may worsen the cough.
Home Remedies for Stopping Cough and Resolving Phlegm
Radish and Scallion White Soup
Ingredients: 1 radish, 6 scallion whites, 15g ginger.
Instructions:
1. Cut the radish into pieces, cut the scallion whites into sections, and slice the ginger.
2. Put the radish into a pot with three cups of water.
3. Cook until the radish is cooked, then add the scallion whites and ginger and cook until there is only one cup of water left.
4. Pour out the soup and drink it together with the radish.
5. This is suitable for wind-cold cough, phlegm production, and aversion to cold.
Bird's Nest and Tremella Soup
Ingredients: 10g bird's nest, 15g tremella, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Instructions:
1. Wash the bird's nest with water and soak it in hot water for 3-4 hours.
2. Remove the fluff from the bird's nest and soak it in hot water for 1 hour.
3. Put the bird's nest, tremella, and rock sugar into a porcelain pot or covered bowl.
4. Steam until fully cooked.
5. Serve and consume.
6. This is suitable for dry cough, long-term cough, and cough with little phlegm.
