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Source: Lǎo Lǎo Héng Yán 老老恒言

Ingredients

• Pí pá yè (枇杷叶 Eriobotryae Folium, loquat leaf) 10–15g
• Jīng mǐ (粳米 Oryzae Semen, non-glutinous rice) 30–60g
• Bīng táng (冰糖 Saccharon Crystallinum, rock candy)

Actions: Clears the lung; transforms phlegm; relieves cough; downbears qì.

Indications: Lung heat cough with expectoration of yellow purulent phlegm; coughing of blood or nosebleed (nǜ xuè); stomach heat with vomiting and retching or hiccup.

Method: Add a decoction of loquat leaves to ready-made gruel and cook for a short time. The dried loquat leaves should be decocted in a muslin bag. Fresh ones may be used (30–60 gr) if the down is removed.

Rationale: Loquats have been eaten for their health-bestowing properties at least since the Táng dynasty and possibly longer.

Notes: Loquats have been eaten for their health-bestowing properties at least since the Táng dynasty and possibly longer.

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