Barley and Red Bean Soup

Internal medicineCervical spondylosisPhlegm-damp blocking collateralsBroth

Ingredients

  • Job's tears (yimi) 50 g
  • Adzuki bean 50 g
  • Chinese yam 15 g
  • Pear (peeled) 200 g
  • Rock sugar

Principle

Barley and adzuki drain damp; yam strengthens spleen; pear moistens. Together they transform phlegm-damp blocking collaterals in heavy-neck patterns.

Effects & uses

Phlegm-damp obstruction—heavy neck, dizziness, chest tightness, thick greasy tongue coat (pattern differentiation required).

Method

  1. Wash ingredients; boil then simmer; add sugar to taste.

How to use

  • Eat warm.

Caution

Limit if spleen–stomach cold or loose stools (cooling ingredients). Food-care only.

Source

Nursing society and hospital cervical diet education. Pending verification.

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