Ginger and Mustard Greens Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Dispels wind and cold; promotes lung function and relieves cough. Suitable for acute bronchitis caused by wind-cold.
with a distinctly warm cast, the formula may aggravate dryness-heat; those prone to oral ulcers or constipation should be cautious; those who are robust with internal accumulated heat are not suited to this formula
Commentary
The formula is led by ginger as the sovereign herb; of warm nature and pungent flavor, entering the Lung, Spleen, Stomach, it chiefly disperses cold, relieves cough and harmonizes the stomach, striking at the root of the condition. These are joined ministerially by fresh mustard greens (of warm nature and pungent flavor, entering the Lung, Stomach, dispels phlegm, warms the middle, and moves qi), reinforcing the sovereign’s main effect. Viewed as a whole, the formula addresses the wind-cold presentation, treating both root and branch.