[Discourses of Longevity] [Ingredients of the Porridge Recipe] 10 to 15 grams of Folium Eriobotryae (fresh: 30 to 60 grams), 30 to 60 grams of non-glutinous rice, and a small amount of rock sugar. [Efficacy and Indications] Clear Lung heat, resolve phlegm, helps with occasional cough, and descend rebellious qi. Applicable for cough due to … Read more
[Mountain Home Cuisine for Purity and Nourishment] [Ingredients of the Porridge] 5-10 apricots, an appropriate amount of rock sugar, 30-60 grams of japonica rice. [Indications and Actions] Moistens the Lungs to helps with occasional asthma, generates body fluids to quench thirst. Applicable for Lung dryness with asthma, cough without phlegm, intense thirst, and poor appetite. … Read more
[Puji Fang (Universal Relief Prescriptions)] [Porridge Composition] Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus 10-15 g (30-60 g if fresh), two stalks of Bulbus Allii Fistulosi, 2-3 liang of white wheat flour, or 1-2 liang of non-glutinous rice. [Indications and Effects] helps with occasional chest oppression and helps with occasional pain, promotes the circulation of qi and stops dysentery. … Read more
[Duoneng Bishi] [Porridge Composition] 10 to 15 grams of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch seed (Tao Ren), 30 to 60 grams of Oryza sativa L. (Jing Mi). [Indications and Effects] Promotes blood circulation to regulate menstruation, removes blood stasis to helps with occasional pain. Applicable for amenorrhea due to blood stasis in women, dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal … Read more
[Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies] [Porridge Composition] One male green-headed duck, an appropriate amount of japonica rice, and three stalks of scallion whites. [Indications and Actions] Tonifies deficiency and fatigue, nourishes yin and blood, strengthens the Spleen and stomach, and reduces edema. Used for physical weakness, tidal fever due to Yin Deficiency, and all types … Read more
Zun Sheng Ba Lian [Porridge Composition] 30-50 grams of Vigna umbellata Ohwi et Ohashi (red adzuki bean), 2 liang of japonica rice, appropriate amount of white sugar. [Indications and Effects] Promotes diuresis and lactation. Applicable to edema, including acute and chronic nephritis, ascites due to Liver cirrhosis, edema from beriberi, difficult urination, and blocked lactation … Read more
[Sheng Ji Zong Lu (Complete Record of Holy Benevolence)] [Porridge Composition] 30-60 grams of fresh Plantaginis Herba leaves, one stalk of scallion, 30-60 grams of japonica rice. [Efficacy and Indications] Inducing diuresis, clearing heat, improving eyesight, and eliminating phlegm. Suitable for urinary obstruction, painful and difficult urination with dribbling, hematuria, edema, diarrhea due to enteritis, … Read more
[Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies] The author of this book, Ge Hong (284–364), styled himself Zhichuan and adopted the pseudonym Baopuzi. He hailed from Jurong, Jiangsu Province. A theoretician of Daoism, physician, and alchemist during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Ge served in roles such as advisor and military staff officer. Ge was erudite and versatile, … Read more
[Porridge Recipes] [Porridge Composition] 80-100 grams of fresh white gourd with skin, or 10-15 grams of dried winter melon seeds and 30 grams of fresh ones, and an appropriate amount of japonica rice. [Efficacy and Indications] Promotes diuresis, reduces edema, clears heat and toxins, helps with occasional restlessness and thirst. Applicable for edema with abdominal … Read more
[Puji Benshi Fang (Recipes from Benshi’s Medical Experience)] The author of this book is Xu Shuwei, styled Zhike, from Zhenzhou (present-day Yizheng, Jiangsu), a medical expert in the Song Dynasty. He once served as a member of the Jixian Academy, so people also called him Scholar Xu. Xu “would supports the sick regardless of their … Read more
