Sweet Pork Gallbladder Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Sweet Pork Gallbladder Drink

Chinese Name: 猪胆汁甜饮

Formula

1 pig gallbladder, 20 grams of white sugar

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the exterior of the fresh pig gallbladder, extract the bile, and pour it into a bowl. Place the bowl in a pot and simmer over low heat. When the volume is reduced to half of the original amount, remove from heat, stir in white sugar and warm water, and it is ready.

Efficacy

Clears heat and resolves phlegm. Indicated for whooping cough of the “phlegm-heat obstructing the lungs” pattern (spasmodic cough phase)

Usage

Take in 4 doses, once in the morning and once in the evening

Commentary

Pig gallbladder functions as the chief herb, providing the main thrust of the formula. White sugar (Bai-tang) rounds out the formula as the envoy herb, working to moisten and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. United, the ingredients clear heat and resolve phlegm, addressing the root disturbance of the phlegm-heat and phlegm pattern.

Sweet Pork Gallbladder Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and resolves phlegm. Indicated for whooping cough of the “phlegm-heat obstructing the lungs” pattern (spasmodic cough phase)

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