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Snow Soup Decoction
雪羹汤 〔雪羹湯〕 xuě gēng tāng
Source: Gǔ Fāng Xuǎn Zhù 古方选注
Ingredients
- Bí qí (荸荠 Heleocharitis Cormus, water chestnut1) 360g
- Hǎi zhé (海蜇 Rhopilemae Tentaculum, jelly fish [tentacle]) 12g
Actions: Clears heat and transforms phlegm; disperses binds.
Indications: Cough with sticky phlegm; scrofula; nodes. Found to be effective for high blood pressure.
Category: Phlegm-dispelling formulas / Heat-clearing phlegm-transforming formulas
Method: Decoct with water.
Notes: This formula so named because of the white color of water chestnuts.
Similar: Bèi mǔ guā lóu sǎn (贝母栝蒌散 Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Powder)
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