Stewed Pear with Houttuynia
Ingredients
- Houttuynia (fish mint) 50g
- Fresh pear 250g
- White sugar to taste
Principle
Houttuynia clears heat, resolves toxin, and drains abscess; fresh pear is cool, sweet, moistens lung and transforms phlegm. Simmered together to clear and transform lung heat phlegm.
Effects & uses
Suitable for phlegm-heat cough with copious yellow thick phlegm that is hard to expectorate.
Method
- Decoct houttuynia and strain the liquid.
- Add pear pieces and sugar to the liquid; simmer gently until pear is soft.
How to use
- Eat pear and drink liquid twice daily.
Caution
Not for wind-cold cough or spleen-stomach deficiency-cold. Not a substitute for medication.
Source
Compiled from public dietary therapy materials. To be manually verified.