Bai He Pa Ou Cha

【Pinagmulan】"Medicinal Tea for a Hundred Diseases"
【Komposisyon】
Bai He (fresh and good quality), Pi Pa (remove pit), fresh lotus root (washed, sliced) each 30 grams.
【Gawa】Clear heat, moisten lungs, stop cough.
【Indikasyon】
① Wind-heat cough, long-standing dry cough without phlegm or with little phlegm, sticky phlegm hard to expel, hoarse voice.
② Dry cough, coughing up blood-streaked phlegm, dry mouth and tongue, thin dry coating on the tongue.
【Paraan ng Paggawa】
Chop the herbs into thin slices or crush into coarse powder. Use 40–50 grams per serving, place in a thermos, pour boiling water to fill half the bottle, cover and steep for about 10 minutes before drinking. Consume all within one day, discard residue. The Bai He and lotus root slices can also be chewed slowly.
【Dapat Tandaan】Avoid use in cases of wind-cold cough with abundant white phlegm.
【Paalala】
Bai He is slightly sweet and cold, capable of clearing lung heat and moistening the lungs to relieve cough. According to "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica": "Clears phlegm-fire, nourishes deficiency." Fresh lotus root clears heat and generates body fluids. Pi Pa clears heat, transforms phlegm, descends qi, and stops cough. Together, they effectively clear heat, moisten dryness, and relieve cough. Pharmacological studies show that the seeds of Pi Pa contain amygdalin and fatty oil, along with small amounts of cetyl alcohol and cetyl palmitate. Amygdalin can release hydrogen cyanide, which has cough-suppressing and analgesic effects. When hydrolyzed, it produces benzoic acid, which inhibits yeast in the digestive tract and prevents fermentation.