Mom & Dad's Healing & Soothing Chinese Pear Herbal Tonic Soup Strengthen lungs

Pears have the quality of clearing heat, moistening and clearing phlegm from the Lungs. Pear Soup is considered helpful to strengthen the Lungs, prevent colds and coughs, and speed up the healing of colds and coughs. Combined with honey dates & dried tangerine peel, this recipe is soothing for sore throats and dry throats.

Dried tangerine peels have a sharp and bitter taste and can help to nourish the spleen and lungs, and clear the throat of phlegm. Simply soaking them in hot water and then drinking the liquid is an effective remedy for coughs and phlegm.

Honey dates are amazing in all kinds of soup, from simple tonics to more complex Cantonese style slow cooked soups , or 老火湯, adding a sweetness and a richness of flavor that is really wonderful. Honey dates naturally sweeten your soup tonic as well as nourishing the body and warming the yang energy.

Northern Apricot Kernel, or 北杏仁. This herb helps soothe the lungs and stop the cough. Please do be sure to buy the prepared Northern Apricot Kernels that one finds at the Chinese pharmacy, as the unprepared ones (ie. skin on) are cyanide toxic and should not be used! When buying, differentiate between Southern 南杏仁 and Northern Apricot Kernels 北杏仁 as they look very similar.

Consuming rock sugar candy provide relief from a sore throat and cough

Depending on your purpose you can combine northern 北杏 and southern 南杏 apricot kernels.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern apricot kernels are known to help moisten the lung while Northern apricot kernels reduce coughing.

Ingredients:
2 Asian pears
1 Dried tangerine peel
2 Honey dates
2 small pieces of Rock sugar
1/2 cup Northern Apricot Kernel, or 北杏仁 1.7L water

Note:

Depending on your purpose you can combine northern 北杏 and southern 南杏 apricot kernels.

I am not a professional or doctor please consult with a doctor before consuming any herbal drinks
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