Ang TCM ay nagpapalambot mula loob para mapawi ang pagkauhaw

Ang TCM ay nakakatulong sa pagpapalambot mula loob para mapawi ang pagkauhaw at pagkakaroon ng malusog na pakiramdam. Ayon kay Dr. Liu Youzhang, ang “metal, wood, water, fire, earth” na Five Elements ay nauugnay sa mga panahon ng taon. Ang taglagas ay nauugnay sa metal, at ang lung ay nauugnay sa metal. Ang lung ay sensitibo, madaling maapektuhan ng dryness. Ang lung ay may relasyon sa skin at nose. Ang dryness sa taglagas ay madaling makasira sa lung yin, na nagdudulot ng dry throat, dry nose, at dry skin. Kaya sa taglagas, dapat magpapalambot ng lung, magpapalambot ng yin, at magpapalambot ng dugo.
Recipe 1: Xiao Zao Jiu Fei Tang (Drying Heat Rescue Lung Decoction)
“Clear drying rescue root, apricot, gypsum, gelatin, almond, wheat, hemp seed, frost-collected mulberry leaf, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, effective indeed.” This is the mnemonic for the formula, including the ingredients:
Ingredients: 15g Salvia miltiorrhiza or 10g Panax ginseng (original recipe used ginseng, slightly warm), 6g licorice, 15g loquat leaf, 10g lily bulb (original recipe used donkey-hide gelatin), 10g bitter almond, 10g Ophiopogon japonicus, 30g Cannabis sativa seed, 15g Morus alba leaf
Serving size: 4 persons
Method: Simmer 6 bowls into 3 bowls
Recipe 2: Snow Ear and Papaya Stew
Ingredients: 50g snow ear, ½ papaya (approx. 500g)
Serving size: 4 persons
Method: Put snow ear and papaya in a steamer bowl and stew
Effect: Moisturizing lungs and relieving dryness
Recipe 3: Lotus Seed, Lily Bulb, and Winter Melon Soup
Ingredients: 30g lotus seed, 30g lily bulb, 500g winter melon
Serving size: 3–4 persons
Method: Combine all ingredients with water and simmer into soup
Recipe 4: Salvia and Ophiopogon Syrup
Ingredients: 30g Salvia miltiorrhiza, 15g Ophiopogon japonicus, 10g bamboo leaf, 5g licorice, 15g Asparagus cochinchinensis
Serving size: 3–4 persons
Method: Add ice sugar and cook into syrup
Recipe 5: Ginseng Leaf Tea
Ingredients: 10g ginseng leaf, 3g licorice
Serving size: 1 person
Method: Steep ginseng leaf and licorice in boiling water to make tea