🌿 Folk Prescriptions

To combat autumn dryness, one can begin with convenient self-prepared health teas. Modern pharmacological studies show that many herbs used in health teas possess antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, antiviral, and immune-regulating properties. However, one must distinguish between the yin-yang nature of illnesses before drinking, and select accordingly based on individual constitution’s cold-heat and deficiency-excess patterns. Below are several health tea formulas recommended by experts, suitable for general populations:
Clear-Dryness and Moisturize Lungs Tea
Ingredients: 15g Ophiopogon japonicus, 15g Adenosmia, 10g Apricot kernel, 12g Mulberry leaf, 20g Lily bulb, 1 fresh snow pear
Benefits: Nourish yin, clear dryness, moisten lungs, stop cough
Indicated for: Dry cough, dry mouth, sore throat, yellow urine, constipation
Preparation: 1. First decoction: boil 3 bowls of water down to 1 bowl; 2. Second decoction: boil 2 bowls of water down to half a bowl.
Usage: One dose per day
Three-Leaves Moisturizing Tea
Ingredients: 15g Ginseng leaf, 15g Longli leaf, 15g Loquat leaf, 10g Trichosanthes root, 15g Ophiopogon japonicus, 6g Licorice root
Benefits: Clear dryness, moisten lungs, stop cough
Indicated for: Dry cough, dry nasal-throat pain, hoarseness
Preparation: 1. First decoction: boil 3 bowls of water down to 1 bowl; 2. Second decoction: boil 2 bowls of water down to half a bowl.
Usage: One dose per day
Winter Flower Loquat Tea
Ingredients: 12g Winterflower, 15g Loquat leaf, appropriate amount of honey
Benefits: Clear dryness, moisten lungs, resolve phlegm, stop cough
Preparation: 1. First decoction: boil 3 bowls of water down to 1 bowl; 2. Second decoction: boil 2 bowls of water down to half a bowl.
Usage: One dose per day
Sand Pear Loquat Tea
Ingredients: 15g Mulberry leaf, 20g Chrysanthemum, 20g Loquat leaf
Benefits: Treat and prevent autumn colds, disperse wind-heat, moisten lungs, stop cough
Preparation: 1. First decoction: boil 3 bowls of water down to 1 bowl; 2. Second decoction: boil 2 bowls of water down to half a bowl.
Usage: One dose per day