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Lychee Porridge,For elderly people with diarrhea at dawn and bad breath.

Formulas Name : Lychee Porridge

Chinese Name : 荔枝粥

Drug Formulation

5 dried lychees (shelled), 2 liang of short-grain rice or glutinous rice.

Source

Formula from the fourth collection of *Quanzhou Bencao*; name found in *The Recipe Book of Longevity Medicinal Porridges*.

Benefits

For elderly people with diarrhea at dawn and bad breath.

Instructions for Use

Cook into porridge and consume. Take three consecutive doses for a cure. Adding appropriate amounts of Chinese yam or lotus seeds while cooking is even better.

Note

Those with a constitutional yin deficiency and excessive internal heat should avoid this remedy.

Lychee Porridge,Formula from the fourth collection of *Quanzhou Bencao*; name found in *The Recipe Book of Longevity Medicinal Porridges*.,For elderly people with diarrhea at dawn and bad breath.

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