Rock Sugar and Snow Pear Juice，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears and moistens the lungs, and relieves cough. Suitable for acute bronchitis of the dry-heat type, characterized by a dry cough without phlegm, or scant, viscous phlegm that is difficult to expel; dryness in the nose and throat; chest pain during severe coughing; aversion to wind and fever; blood streaks in the phlegm; a red tip of the tongue with a thin, dry coating; and a fine, slightly rapid pulse.
Rock Sugar and Snow Pear Juice
Herbal Tea Name: Rock Sugar and Snow Pear Juice
Chinese Name: 冰糖雪梨汁
Formula
1 large snow pear (about 250 grams), 30 grams of rock sugar.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Thoroughly wash the pear’s surface repeatedly with warm water, slice it, add the crushed rock sugar, and simmer in a pot until a broth forms.
Efficacy
Clears and moistens the lungs, and relieves cough. Suitable for acute bronchitis of the dry-heat type, characterized by a dry cough without phlegm, or scant, viscous phlegm that is difficult to expel; dryness in the nose and throat; chest pain during severe coughing; aversion to wind and fever; blood streaks in the phlegm; a red tip of the tongue with a thin, dry coating; and a fine, slightly rapid pulse.
Usage
Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.
Commentary
Large snow pear acts as the chief herb. Sweet, slightly sour-cool in property, it enters the Lung, Stomach meridians, and works to moisten the lung and clear heat. Finally, rock sugar (Bing-tang) stands as the harmonizing envoy; its role is to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and coordinate the herbs. United, the ingredients clear and moisten the lungs, relieve cough, addressing the root disturbance of the phlegm and blood pattern.