Dietary Therapy for Tuberculosis
Black Sugar and Huangjing Soup
【Source】*Min Dong Ben Cao*
【Ingredients】Huangjing 30g, Black sugar 50g
【Preparation】Soak Huangjing in cold water, add black sugar, simmer gently for 1 hour.
【Usage】Eat Huangjing and drink soup, twice daily.
【Function】Nourish yin, moisten heart and lungs. Suitable for physical weakness, lung deficiency cough, bronchiectasis, low-grade fever, hemoptysis, and women with low-grade fever and leukorrhea.
Bai He Zhou for Tuberculosis
【Source】*Bencao Gangmu*
【Ingredients】Bai He 30g (or 20g dried powder), Rice 50g, Black sugar as needed
【Preparation】Peel and remove threads from Bai He (or use dried powder), chop or mix with rice in a sandpot, cook until rice is soft and broth thick, add black sugar.
【Usage】Serve as breakfast or dinner, or as a snack, eat warm. One course lasts 20 days.
White Ji Bingtang Yanwo
【Source】Folk remedy
【Ingredients】Yanwo 10g, Bai Ji 15g
【Preparation】Prepare Yanwo as usual, combine with Bai Ji in a clay pot, add sufficient water, steam over water until very soft, filter out residue, add black sugar to taste, steam briefly.
【Usage】Take 1–2 times daily.
【Function】Tonify lung, nourish yin, stop cough and bleeding. Suitable for hemoptysis due to tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma.
Chuanbei Gui You
【Source】Folk remedy
【Ingredients】One turtle, Chuanbei 5g, Chicken stock 1000g, cooking wine, salt, Sichuan pepper, ginger, scallion as needed
【Preparation】Cut turtle into pieces, place in steamer bowl, add chicken stock, Chuanbei, salt, cooking wine, Sichuan pepper, ginger, scallion, steam for 1 hour.
【Usage】Serve as meal, consume hot.
【Function】Nourish yin, tonify lung. Suitable for yin deficiency cough, shortness of breath, low-grade fever, night sweats. Healthy individuals can also consume it for disease prevention and health enhancement.<tuberculosis>