Daikon Radish, Almond, and Pork Lung Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the lungs, relieves coughing, and helps expel phlegm. Suitable for all types of bronchial asthma.
though mild, this decoction should be weighed against each person’s constitution and pattern, avoiding excessive or prolonged use
Commentary
Daikon radish occupies the sovereign position; nature cool, flavor pungent, sweet, channeled into the Lung, Stomach, it promotes digestion, resolves phlegm, and descends counter-flow qi and becomes the guiding principle of the whole formula. These are joined ministerially by almonds (warm in nature and bitter in flavor, with Lung, Large Intestine tropism, descends lung qi and relieves cough and wheezing), and pork lung (neutral in nature and sweet in flavor, with Lung tropism, tonifies lung qi and relieves cough), reinforcing the sovereign’s main effect. Together the herbs converge on this action, in accord with the lung qi disturbance pattern.