Tonic Formula for Bronchial Asthma in Autumn
Autumn is a common season for bronchial asthma outbreaks. Appropriate tonification during this period can prevent or alleviate the onset or progression of the condition. Below are several recommended tonic formulas:
(1) Two Seeds Pig Lung Soup: 6 grams of Chinese date seed (Hézi), 20 wuweizi berries, one pig lung. Wash the pig lung thoroughly, add all ingredients, and simmer with water until tender. Season and drink the soup once daily for 7–10 days.
(2) White Fritillary Bird’s Nest Soup: 15 grams each of white fritillary and bird’s nest, appropriate amount of rock sugar. Place all ingredients in a clay pot and gently stew until residue is removed. Add rock sugar to adjust flavor. Divide into two portions, take once in the morning and once in the evening, continuously for 15–20 days.
(3) Placenta Stewed with Cordyceps: One fresh placenta, cleaned and cut into pieces; 10–15 grams of Cordyceps sinensis. Place in a pot with sufficient water, stew until cooked, season and consume. Once weekly, continue for 5–10 sessions.
(4) Gecko Stewed with Rock Sugar: Several geckos, 15 grams of rock sugar. Dry-roast the geckos, grind into powder. Take 5–6 grams per dose, mix with rock sugar and stew until ready to eat. Once daily, continue for about one month.
(5) Fritillary Pear Stewed with Pig Lung: 250 grams of pig lung, 10 grams of Sichuan贝母 (Fritillaria), 2 snow pears, a little rock sugar. Cut the pears into chunks, slice the pig lung, combine with Fritillaria in a clay pot, add rock sugar, simmer gently until the lung is cooked. Can be eaten regularly.
(6) Mulberry Leaf, Fritillary, Lily, Duck Egg: 30 grams of mulberry leaves, 5 grams of Fritillaria, 25 grams of lily, 2 duck eggs.
Boil mulberry leaves to extract 500 ml of juice, then add Fritillaria and lily, steam over water until lily is soft. Crack in the duck eggs, add seasoning, briefly boil, then consume. Continue for about one week. Additionally, one may also consume radish stewed with honey, sparrow stewed with rock sugar, old duck stewed with winter grass, etc.