vulnerable to external factors such as heat and haze that lead to
respiratory- related diseases.
Dryness due to haze can causes sore throat, excessive thirst, dry skin and
eyes, dry cough or cough with white sticky phlegm. Others may suffer a
runny nose, cough with yellow or green phlegm or even dry stool or
constipation.
Here are some recipes of cooling teas which help clear heat and dispel
toxins from the body. You can use them on a regular basis until the symptoms
improve.
1. Sore throat, dry cough and dry skin
Ingredients: Coastal glehnia root (Sha shen) 6g, Dwarf lily- turf root (Mai
dong) 6g, Fragrant solomon’s seal root (Yu zhu) 9g, Mongolia snakegourd root
(Tian hua fen) 9g and 300ml- 500ml hot water
Usage: Soak all the ingredients in hot water at least 30 minutes before
serving. Take one to two doses.
Cautions: Use with care for those who are susceptible to diarrhea or suffer
from coughs due to Wind- Cold pathogens (frequently cold feeling, white
phlegm and runny nose).
2. Sore throat, runny nose, cough with yellow or green phlegm and
constipation
Ingredients: Honeysuckle flower (Jin yin hua) 3g, Weeping forsythia capsule
(Lian qiao) 3g, Peppermint leaf 3g, Boat- fringed sterculia seed (Pang da hai) 3
seeds and 300ml- 500ml hot water
Usage: Dip all the ingredients in hot water for 15 to 30 minutes before
serving. Take one to two doses.
Cautions: Use with care for those with abdominal bloating, loose stool and
poor appetite due to spleen and stomach deficiency and those with fatigue
and excessive sweating due to Qi deficiency.
3. Haze- related allergies, excessive speaking and body pain
Ingredients: Peppermint leaf 6g, Great burdock fruit (Niu bang zi) 12g and
350ml hot water
Usage: Boil great burdock seeds in 350ml of water for 15 minutes, reduce the
heat to take out the seeds and then add peppermint leaves before serving.
Another method is steeping all the ingredients in hot water before serving.
Take one dose.
Cautions: Use with care for weak patients after prolonged illnesses and those
with excessive sweating.
4. Dry cough, painful eyes, excessive thirst and night sweating
Ingredients: White mulberry leaf (Sang ye) 10g, Stonebushel stem (Shi hu)
10g and 350ml hot water
Usage: Rinse the two ingredients, boil them in 350ml of hot water or soak
them in hot water for 5 minutes and then sieve out the ingredients before
serving. Take one.
Cautions: Use with care for those with constipation, fear of cold and pale skin
5. Hypertension, easily- tired eyes due to the Liver heat
Ingredients: White mulberry leaf 10g, Chrysanthemum flower (Ju hua) 10g,
Licorice root 10g, 350ml hot water and sugar
Usage: Boil all these ingredients, filter out the herbs and add sugar to taste.
Take one or two doses.
Cautions: Those with hypotension
6. Shortness of breath, fatigue and tongue with white coating
Ingredients: Mongolian milkcetch root (Huang qi) 60g, Alipinia fruit (Yi zhi
ren) 60g, Chinese mosla herb (Xiang ru) 50g, White mulberry leaf 30g, White
hyacinth bean (Bai bian dou) 20g, rock sugar and 3l water
Usage: Boil all the ingredients in 3litres of water and then simmer for 30
minutes. Add rock sugar to taste. Take 4 -5 doses.
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