Shan Shen Congee，From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *The Porridge Manual*.，For lung heat and dryness with dry cough and scant phlegm; or for chronic cough without phlegm, dry throat due to deficient lung qi or yin deficiency of the lung and stomach; or for thirst resulting from fluid depletion following a febrile illness.
Shan Shen Congee
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Formulas Name : Shan Shen Congee
Chinese Name : 沙参粥
Drug Formulation
15–30g of Saponaria root, 50–100g of japonica rice, and rock sugar to taste.
Source
From *Therapeutic Porridge Formulas*, citing *The Porridge Manual*.
Benefits
For lung heat and dryness with dry cough and scant phlegm; or for chronic cough without phlegm, dry throat due to deficient lung qi or yin deficiency of the lung and stomach; or for thirst resulting from fluid depletion following a febrile illness.
Instructions for Use
First, decoct the Saponaria root to extract the medicinal liquid; strain out the residue, then add the japonica rice and cook into a thin porridge. Once the porridge is cooked, add rock sugar. Alternatively, use 30–60 g of fresh Saponaria root, wash and slice it, decoct to obtain a concentrated liquid, then cook the porridge with the japonica rice and rock sugar. Take for 3–5 consecutive days as one course of treatment.
Note
Patients with a common cold or cough caused by exposure to cold should avoid this remedy. When cooking sand ginseng porridge, it should be thin and runny, not thick and sticky.
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Shan Shen Congee,For lung heat and dryness with dry cough and scant phlegm; or for chronic cough without phlegm, dry throat due to deficient lung qi or yin deficiency of the lung and stomach; or for thirst resulting from fluid depletion following a febrile illness.