Silver Ear Fungus, Snow Pear, and Rock Sugar Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Silver Ear Fungus, Snow Pear, and Rock Sugar Drink

Chinese Name: 银耳雪梨冰糖饮

Formula

15 grams of rehydrated white fungus, 50 grams of snow pear, 10 grams of rock sugar powder

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Rinse the rehydrated white fungus and place it in a large steaming bowl; set aside. Wash the snow pear, cut it in half, remove the core, and dice it into 1-centimeter cubes with the skin on. Arrange the cubes evenly around and on top of the white fungus. Add the rock sugar powder and an appropriate amount of water, then steam over high heat for 30 minutes. Remove from the steamer and serve

Efficacy

Nourishes qi and yin. Suitable for whooping cough characterized by deficiency of both qi and yin (during the recovery phase).

Usage

Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening

Commentary

Rehydrated white fungus stand as the primary (chief) herb, anchoring the herbal tea formula overall action. Snow pear (Xue-li) takes the deputy (minister) role. Sweet, slightly sour-cool in property, it enters the Lung, Stomach meridians and works to moisten the lung and clear heat, generate fluids and relieve cough. Rock sugar powder lends further support to the chief action. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. United, the ingredients nourish qi and yin, addressing the root disturbance of the qi and yin pattern.

Silver Ear Fungus, Snow Pear, and Rock Sugar Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes qi and yin. Suitable for whooping cough characterized by deficiency of both qi and yin (during the recovery phase).

📖 Related Reading