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Source: Zhōu Pǔ 粥谱

Ingredients

• Shā shēn (沙参 Adenophorae seu Glehniae Radix, adenophora/glehnia [root]) 15–30g
• Jīng mǐ (粳米 Oryzae Semen, non-glutinous rice) 30–60g
• Bīng táng (冰糖 Saccharon Crystallinum, rock candy) (to taste)

Actions: Moistens the lung and nourishes the stomach; dispels phlegm and relieves cough.

Indications: (a) Lung heat or lung dryness with dry cough and little phlegm; (b) insufficiency of lung qì and lung-stomach yīn vacuity with enduring cough, absence of phlegm, and dry throat; (c) thirst from damage to liquid after febrile disease.

Method: Boil the rice with water and a strained decoction of the adenophora/glehnia. Add the sugar just before the end.

Rationale: Either Nán shā shēn or Běi shā shēn can be used, but since Nán shā shēn has a slightly strong lung-clearing phlegm-dispelling action as opposed Běi shā shēn, which has a strong stomach-nourishing and liquid-engendering action, it is probably the better one for this formula.

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