Peanut Porridge

Peanut Porridge,For dry cough due to lung dryness with little or no phlegm; spleen deficiency with regurgitation; anemia; and insufficient breast milk after childbirth.

Formulas Name : Peanut Porridge

Chinese Name : 落花生粥

Drug Formulation

45g peanuts (with red skins intact), 2 liang japonica rice, rock sugar to taste (you may also add 30g Chinese yam or 15g lily bulbs).

Source

From *Therapeutic Medicinal Congee*, citing *The Congee Manual*.

Benefits

For dry cough due to lung dryness with little or no phlegm; spleen deficiency with regurgitation; anemia; and insufficient breast milk after childbirth.

Instructions for Use

First, wash the peanuts thoroughly and crush them. Add the japonica rice, sliced Chinese yam, or sliced lily bulbs, and cook together into porridge. When the porridge is nearly done, add rock sugar and simmer briefly.

Peanut Porridge,From *Therapeutic Medicinal Congee*, citing *The Congee Manual*.,For dry cough due to lung dryness with little or no phlegm; spleen deficiency with regurgitation; anemia; and insufficient breast milk after childbirth.

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