Snow Pear and Sichuan Fritillary Bulb Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Snow Pear and Sichuan Fritillary Bulb Decoction

Chinese Name: 雪梨川贝饮

Formula

1 snow pear, 3 grams of Sichuan fritillary bulb

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the Sichuan fritillary bulb, sun-dry or oven-dry it, and grind it into a very fine powder. Wash the outer skin of the snow pear thoroughly with water several times, cut it into small pieces, and simmer in a pot until it becomes a thick decoction.

Efficacy

Dispels wind and clears the lungs. Suitable for whooping cough of the “wind-heat invading the lungs” pattern (early cough stage)

Usage

Take one dose daily; consume as desired. The pear skin may also be eaten

Commentary

Taking Sichuan fritillary bulb (Chuan Bei-mu) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its bitter, sweet flavor and slightly cold property: it enters the Lung, Heart meridians and works to clear heat, moisten the lung, dissolve phlegm and relieve cough. Snow pear (Xue-li) joins as the supporting deputy, sweet, slightly sour-cool in property, acting through the Lung, Stomach meridians to moisten the lung and clear heat, generate fluids and relieve cough. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. Collectively, the combination dispel wind and clear the lungs, addressing the wind-heat and heat pattern.

Snow Pear and Sichuan Fritillary Bulb Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Dispels wind and clears the lungs. Suitable for whooping cough of the “wind-heat invading the lungs” pattern (early cough stage)

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