This morning, I woke up with a dry and itchy throat with an on and off dry cough, a bit of sore throat, some shallow breathing, and a feeling of overall cold. This is what I call temporary yin deficiency (of the lung). I was riding the day before in 3C and with prolonged lung exposure to a cold environment, the onset of yin deficiency was topical and pretty quick to show itself. Which means, I could also address it right away!
Lung yin deficiency shows up as dry and fire in the lungs, which is sometimes mistaken for excess yang. It can feel ticklish in the throat and just not comfortable to speak.
This sweet tea will help cool and moisten the lungs and throat, calm the dry cough, and restore balance between yin and yang in the body. Keeping monk fruit and dried chrysanthemum flowers in my pantry are great because I can quickly throw together a tea
Add all the ingredients into a ceramic or glass pot
Pour in 4 cups of cold water
Set to high for 10 minutes (or until it begins to boil)
Cover and reduce heat to a low boil
Boil for an hour
When you’re ready to serve, you can drop in the rock sugar and mix until dissolved or add honey after you’ve served (as not to breakdown the honey in the boiling water)
Strain and serve. Drink hot! Enjoy!
Any benefits?
This soup is perfect for nourishing and tonifying the lungs
It helps with cough, especially a dry cough where there is Yin deficiency (or appears as heaty)
It’s a sweet tea that is perfect for the whole family
It’s a cooling tea and helps cool and lubricate the lungs
The monk fruit! This is the slightly less dry version. You’ll notice it’s more green and less brown. This one is a little more expensive, coming in at $2 CAD per monk fruit. You’ll also notice a thin layer of sugared coating, so it is a bit sticky to touch, but that’s just the sugars of the fruit on the skin. The great thing about the greener version is that it isn’t as pungent or sweet, so you can use half in a soup to give is just enough of that flavour. If it’s the heavily dried version, I will only use a quarter in 3L of soup water. This is also great in teas!!
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It’s a tea because I don’t use meats or bones, but I don’t actually put any tea leaves in it. The key ingredient is the dried seabed coconut (which is a lung healer and addresses coughs). Also throw in some dried snow pears, dried apricot kernals (north and south), dried lily bulbs, dried tangerine peel, sugared dates, and fresh apples.
According to my Chinese doctor, apples are the only fruit I can consume while with a cough, cold, virus, or flu. They are the most neutral of fruits. In a ceramic pot, boil your water (4 cups worth, which will reduce to 2 cups). When the water boils, add all the ingredients together and cover. Boil on medium for 2 hours until it reduces and the apples become soft.
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Cooking Instructions
Boil your water in a ceramic pot
Half your apples, keeping the skin on (so they don’t completely disintegrate into the tea)
When your water boils, add all the ingredients in together
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Traditional Chinese Name: 女性恩物湯 (nǚ xìng ēn wù tāng)
Introduction:
My herbalist recommended this “special ladies’ drink” or tea because I complained about an irregular period and serious cramps (almost death like). He’s suggested to make this drink in small portions, once a month and drink one cup a few days before my expected start days to help relieve the cramping, calm the body, and eliminate the wetness and then one more cup after the end of the period. Drink this for about 3 months and then see what happens. This is probably one of the more medicinal drinks I have posted and made and to be honest, it smells and tastes as bad as it looks. It’s quite bitter (and he did say to absolutely not add sugar – as it’s not needed) and has a very unique aftertaste. Did it work? I can’t say because this is the second month I’ve drank it. However, all the ingredients suggested are “warm” and individual ingredients do target areas in the stomach, spleen, and intestines. I will save my mixed thoughts on Chinese medicine for a rainy day post, however, my herbalist did say that he has regular customers who do buy, make and drink this (women customers) and they have found it effective. It’s not overly potent for an adult and doesn’t take too much effort to make.
Soak all ingredients in warm water for ten minutes
In a pot of 1.5 cups of boiling water, throw all the ingredients in together and cover
Boil for an hour (while keeping it covered)
This should make about 1 cups worth (for you and only you!)
Serve warm and enjoy (as it is not recommended during menstruation cycles to drink cold things)
Any benefits?
This soup is meant and created for women to help relieve cramping, eliminate wetness and calm the body
It is a warming tea and should be drank warm (or hot)
Reduces the deficiency in qi and blood (similar to post partem symptoms)
Any precautions?
This drink is packed with Chinese medicine and herbs, so take with caution
Not recommended for children (as some of the herbs can be quite potent)
It is not the tastiest drink in the world
Be sure to purchase all Chinese medicine from a reputable source
These drinks are meant to be supplements and shouldn’t be taken as medical advice
Any other information?
I bought this prepackaged and 1 pack cost $22 HKD
Ask your local herbalist or vendor to “make” the pack for you rather than buy it separately (they usually know what to put in it, more or less, pending your body’s condition)
