Ginger and Polygonatum Soup 【Source】"Min Dong Bencao" 【Ingredients】Polygonatum 30 grams, rock sugar 50 grams 【Preparation】Soak polygonatum in cold water, add rock sugar, simmer for 1 hour over low heat. 【Usage】Eat the polygonatum, drink the soup, twice daily. 【Benefits】Nourishes yin, moistens the heart and lungs. Suitable for weak body, lung deficiency cough, bronchiectasis, low-grade fever, hemoptysis, and women with low-grade fever and leukorrhea. Bai He Congee for Tuberculosis 【Source】"Compendium of Materia Medica" 【Ingredients】Bai He 30 grams (dry Bai He powder 20 grams), glutinous rice 50 grams, rock sugar as needed 【Preparation】Peel and remove the beard from Bai He, cut into pieces (or use dry Bai He powder), mix with glutinous rice in a clay pot, cook until rice is soft and broth thick, add rock sugar. 【Usage】Eat for breakfast or dinner, or as a snack, warm. One course lasts 20 days. White Root and Rock Sugar Bird's Nest 【Source】Folk remedy 【Ingredients】Bird's nest 10 grams, white root 15 grams 【Preparation】Prepare bird's nest as usual, combine with white root in a ceramic pot, add sufficient water, steam over water until very soft, filter out residue, add rock sugar as needed, reheat briefly. 【Usage】Take once or twice daily. 【Benefits】Tonifies the lungs, nourishes yin, stops cough and bleeding. Suitable for hemoptysis due to tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis in elderly, emphysema, and asthma. Fritillary Softshell Turtle 【Source】Folk remedy 【Ingredients】One softshell turtle, 5 grams of fritillary bulb, 1000 grams of chicken broth, cooking wine, salt, Sichuan pepper, ginger, scallions as needed. 【Preparation】Cut the turtle into pieces, place in a steamer bowl, add chicken broth, fritillary bulb, salt, cooking wine, Sichuan pepper, ginger, scallions, steam for 1 hour. 【Usage】Serve as a meal, eat while hot. 【Benefits】Nourishes yin, tonifies the lungs. Suitable for yin deficiency cough, shortness of breath, low-grade fever, night sweats. Healthy individuals can also consume to prevent illness and strengthen health.
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