Honeysuckle and Barley Congee
Ingredients
- Job's tears 60 g
- Adzuki 20 g
- Winter melon 20 g
- Fresh honeysuckle 10 g
- Rock sugar
Principle
Honeysuckle clears heat and toxins; barley, adzuki, and melon drain damp-heat—for heat-heavy rheumatic heat-bi.
Effects & uses
Red hot swollen painful joints, irritability, bitter taste (pattern required).
Method
- Cook barley and adzuki; add melon midway; finish with honeysuckle and sugar briefly.
How to use
- Eat warm.
Caution
Limit if spleen–stomach cold; no sugar if diabetic. Acute flares need medical care.
Source
Guang'anmen Hospital rheumatology. Pending verification.