Moistening Lung Tea is a health-promoting beverage, suitable for those with a persistent cough and excessive phlegm. The lungs govern Qi and control respiration; they govern dispersion and descent; they regulate the water passages; they open to the nose, connect with the skin in the body, and their brilliance manifests in the body hair.
Moistening Lung Tea
How to make Moistening Lung Tea
Main Ingredients
Dried Tangerine Peel
Honey Jujube
Moni Fruit (Lo Han Guo)
Eriobotrya Leaves (Loquat Leaves)
Saussurea Leaves (Dragon's Tongue Leaves)
Egg
Steps:
1. Prepare the ingredients
2. After washing all the ingredients, place them in a pot and add an appropriate amount of cold water
3. After boiling for about 15 minutes, remove the egg, peel it, and put it back into the pot
4. Cover and continue to cook for about 1 hour
5. Once the Moistening Lung Tea is boiled to a point where it tastes sweet, you can turn off the heat
The Story Behind the Dish
There are many recipes for Moistening Lung Tea. The one I make is quite simple, mainly using loquat leaves and dragon's tongue leaves, both of which have the effects of clearing heat, moistening the lungs, and resolving phlegm to stop coughs. The other ingredients, dried tangerine peel, Moni fruit, and honey jujube, all have similar effects. As for why an egg is included, I don't really understand. But that's how the elders in my family make it, so I just follow the recipe!
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