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.
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Bites · Everyday TCM · Immunity · Tea · About 10 minutes
Astragalus (黄芪, Huang Qi) supports Wei Qi. American ginseng (西洋参, Xi Yang Shen) lifts Qi and Yin without the heavier heat of Asian ginseng. Polygala (远志, Yuan Zhi) steadies a foggy mind. Dried tangerine peel (陈皮, Chen Pi) and agastache (藿香, Huo Xiang) keep the Spleen moving. A short steep when protective Qi feels spent after mild illness.
In brief
Place 9 g Huang Qi, 9 g Xi Yang Shen, 3 g Yuan Zhi, 3 g Chen Pi, and 3 g Huo Xiang in a cup. Pour boiling water and steep five to ten minutes. Sip warm during the day. In TCM this blend is used when Wei Qi feels thin after mild viral fatigue. Prefer daytime so the lift does not disturb night rest. Educational food therapy, not a cure for lingering exhaustion.
Recipe
Measure Huang Qi, Xi Yang Shen, Yuan Zhi, Chen Pi, and Huo Xiang into a heatproof cup.
Pour boiling water over the herbs. Cover and steep for five to ten minutes.
Sip while warm during the day. Avoid late evening if ginseng-led teas keep you wakeful.
Try today Steep one cup in the daytime when post-viral fatigue sits with thin Qi.
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Kitchen recipes are educational, not personal medical advice. Seek urgent care for chest pain or severe breathlessness. Book a consult for fatigue that keeps returning.
FAQs
That three-herb cup uses Xi Yang Shen 10 g with Huo Xiang and Chen Pi for post-jab daytime Qi. This cup adds Huang Qi and Yuan Zhi at 9 g / 3 g and keeps Xi Yang Shen at 9 g for post-viral Wei Qi and foggy fatigue.
Occasional daytime cups while thin Qi sits after mild illness is the educational habit. Stop if you feel heaty, or if evening cups disturb sleep.
No. It is kitchen food therapy for mild post-viral fatigue comfort beside rest and medical advice. It does not replace testing, antivirals, or urgent care.
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