Chills and clear phlegm? Warm ginger onion soup
Ginger spring onion soup for wind-cold cough
Warming spring onion, ginger, and apricot-kernel soup for wind-cold cough with clear phlegm and chills. Kitchen habit from the cough Insight.
Read biteIn brief
Place 6 g Japanese honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua), 6 g wild chrysanthemum (Ye Ju Hua), 6 g white peony root (Bai Shao), and 6 g liquorice (Gan Cao) in a cup. Pour boiling water and steep five minutes. Sip warm. In TCM this blend is used when wind-heat or heatiness shows as mild headache or feverish feel. People with G6PD deficiency should skip this tea. Educational food therapy, not a substitute for medical care of high fever.
Recipe
The method
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Measure
Measure honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, white peony root, and liquorice into a heatproof cup.
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Steep
Pour boiling water over the herbs. Cover and steep for five minutes.
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Sip
Sip while warm. Use when mild heaty head or feverish feel is present, then stop.
Try today Steep one cup when mild heaty head or feverish feel builds, then stop.
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Kitchen recipes are educational, not personal medical advice. Seek urgent care for high fever, breathlessness, stiff neck, or a reaction that worsens. Book a consult if mild post-vaccine symptoms do not settle.
FAQs
Quick questions
What is this honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum tea for?
It is a five-minute kitchen steep of Jin Yin Hua, Ye Ju Hua, Bai Shao, and Gan Cao (6 g each) used when mild heaty head or feverish feel sits with a wind-heat picture, including after vaccination. It is food therapy, not a fever medicine.
Why skip this tea if I have G6PD deficiency?
The original clinic recipe lists G6PD deficiency as a contraindication for this blend. If you have G6PD deficiency, choose another kitchen option or ask a physician before using honeysuckle-led cooling teas.
Is this the same as the Japanese honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum pot?
No. That Tea Series pot simmers honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum with rock sugar for about 20 minutes. This cup adds Bai Shao and Gan Cao, uses a five-minute steep, and keeps kitchen doses for mild heaty head patterns.
Can I drink this every day after a vaccine?
No. Use it when heatiness or mild feverish head symptoms are present, then stop. Daily strong cooling can weaken the Spleen if you already run cold.
Who should skip this tea?
People with G6PD deficiency, strong cold or weak digestion patterns, and anyone who might be pregnant should skip it unless a physician adjusts the plan.
References
Page credit
- Original article author: Physician Chelsea.
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