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
In TCM, a wind-heat cough often shows as thick yellow phlegm, a sore or red throat, thirst, and a feverish feel. This tea is educational food therapy to help clear excess heat. It does not replace a physician visit.
Recipe
The method
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Start the boil
Add mulberry leaf, chrysanthemum, and burdock seed to a pot with the water. Bring to a boil.
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Add peppermint last
Lower the heat, add the peppermint, and simmer about 10 minutes. Adding peppermint last keeps the aroma from boiling off.
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Strain and sip warm
Pour through a strainer. Drink while warm, then rest. This is a kitchen habit, not a medicine dose.
Try today Brew one cup when the throat feels hot and the phlegm looks thick.
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Kitchen recipes are educational, not personal medical advice. Seek urgent care for high fever, breathlessness, or blood in sputum. Book a consult for a cough that lasts more than three weeks.
FAQs
Quick questions
Is chrysanthemum tea good for every cough?
No. Chrysanthemum is cooling. It often fits a heaty, sore-throat cough. A cold cough with clear watery phlegm and chills usually wants warming food therapy instead.
Why add peppermint last?
Peppermint’s aroma boils off quickly. Adding it at the simmer keeps the cup fragrant. If there's any chance of pregnancy, leave out the peppermint.
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