Loquat Leaf Porridge，From *Therapeutic Porridge Recipes*, citing *Lao Lao Heng Yan*.，For coughs due to lung heat, coughing up yellow, purulent phlegm, or coughing up blood and nosebleeds, as well as vomiting and hiccups caused by stomach heat.
Loquat Leaf Porridge
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Formulas Name : Loquat Leaf Porridge
Chinese Name : 枇杷叶粥
Drug Formulation
10–15 g loquat leaves (or 30–60 g fresh leaves), 30–60 g japonica rice, a small amount of rock sugar.
Source
From *Therapeutic Porridge Recipes*, citing *Lao Lao Heng Yan*.
Benefits
For coughs due to lung heat, coughing up yellow, purulent phlegm, or coughing up blood and nosebleeds, as well as vomiting and hiccups caused by stomach heat.
Instructions for Use
First, wrap the loquat leaves in a cloth and decoct them; strain the concentrated decoction to remove the residue. Alternatively, brush off the fine hairs from the underside of fresh loquat leaves, chop them finely, decoct to extract the juice, strain to remove the residue, then add the japonica rice and cook into porridge. Once the porridge is ready, add a small amount of rock sugar and simmer until it becomes a thin porridge—it should not be thick or viscous. Take in two divided doses daily; a treatment course lasts 3–5 days.
Note
This remedy is not suitable for patients with coughs or vomiting caused by exposure to cold.
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Loquat Leaf Porridge,For coughs due to lung heat, coughing up yellow, purulent phlegm, or coughing up blood and nosebleeds, as well as vomiting and hiccups caused by stomach heat.