Cough treatment with flowers

Flowers can be used as cough medicine, in medicine it is called Chi khai hoa therapy.

Recipe 1: 5g of Tuyền Phúc flower, 10g of Khoan dong flower, 10g of almonds, 30g of brown sugar. Boil the herbs thoroughly, take the water and discard the residue, add brown sugar, divide into several doses to drink instead of tea during the day.

Uses: expels wind and cold, clears the lungs, stops coughing, used to treat coughs caused by wind-cold (coughs caused by cold), severe cough, expectoration of thin white phlegm, fear of cold...

Recipe 2: Wash 12g of squash flowers, steep with boiling water in a sealed container, after about 15 minutes it is ready to use, add 20g of honey, drink instead of tea during the day, use 2 doses per day.

Uses: clears heat and detoxifies, moistens the lungs and stops coughing, treats coughs caused by wind-heat flu, fever, difficulty breathing, chest tightness, coughing up yellow phlegm...

Recipe 3: 30g wild chrysanthemum, 30g white hairy root, 30g white sugar. Steep wild chrysanthemum and white hairy root in boiling water in a sealed container. After about 15 minutes, it is ready to use. Mix with white sugar and drink instead of tea during the day.

Uses: clears heat and detoxifies, diuretic, reduces swelling, stops coughing, used to treat coughs caused by wind heat.

Lesson 4: 3g dried cinnamon flowers, 10g tangerine peel. Finely chop both ingredients, steep in boiling water in a sealed container, after 10 minutes it is ready to use, drink instead of tea during the day.

Uses: dries dampness and transforms phlegm, regulates qi and disperses stasis, stops coughing, used to treat coughs due to dampness and phlegm, coughs and expectoration of a lot of phlegm, white or grayish-white phlegm.

Lesson 5: Boil 30g of honeysuckle with 500ml of water for 15 minutes, then remove the residue and take the water, add 50g of honey, divide into several doses to drink during the day.

Uses: clears heat and detoxifies, moistens the lungs and stops coughing, treats coughs caused by lung dryness.

Lesson 6: 30g lily flower, 50g honey. Mix both ingredients well and steam, divide into 2 meals a day, 7 days is one course of treatment.

Uses: clears heat and moistens the lungs, dissolves phlegm and stops coughing, used to treat coughs with lots of phlegm.

Lesson 7: 30g Royal poinciana flowers, 3 eggs. Boil both ingredients, remove the eggs, peel them, then put them back in the pot and boil for about 20 minutes. When done, eat the eggs and drink the boiled water.

Uses: nourishes yin and moistens dryness, expels wind and stops cough, used to treat cough and hemoptysis.

Lesson 8: Steep 5g of dried apricot blossoms in boiling water and drink as tea during the day, twice a day.

Uses: clears heat and dispels stagnation, regulates qi and stops coughing, used to treat coughs caused by heat and phlegm.

Lesson 9: 10g dried apricot blossoms, 10g dried fritillary flowers, 60g rice, and enough honey. Cook the rice into porridge, then add the crushed apricot blossoms and dried fritillary flowers and boil for another 5 minutes, then add honey and divide into several servings throughout the day.

Uses: clears heat and moistens the lungs, lowers qi and transforms phlegm, stops coughs, used to treat coughs caused by wind heat and phlegm heat.

Lesson 10: Dry 30g of camellia flowers, grind into powder, mix well with 250g of honey, store in a sealed jar for later use. Drink 2 times a day, 2 spoons each time with warm water.

Uses: moistens the lungs and reduces qi, calms coughs and dissolves phlegm, used to treat coughs and hemoptysis.

Lesson 11: 50g hibiscus flowers, pork liver and enough spices. Boil hibiscus flowers with pork liver, when cooked, take out the pork liver, slice it, remove the flower residue, add enough spices, eat the pork liver and drink the broth.

Uses: nourishes the liver and blood, clears the lungs and stops coughing, used to treat coughs in people with weak bodies. Hibiscus flowers can also be brewed and drunk as tea with rock sugar.

Lesson 12: Chrysanthemum flowers (thousand-day red flowers) 100 - 150g, dry and grind into powder, drink 3 times a day, 6g each time with cooled boiled water.

Uses: Indicates asthma, used to treat cough accompanied by difficulty breathing due to bronchial spasm.

Lesson 13: 15g of dried winter vine, 15g of chrysanthemum, 250g of honey. Dry the two flowers, grind them into powder, mix with honey, store in a sealed jar for later use. Drink 3 times a day, 2 spoons each time with warm water.

Uses: moistens the lungs and lowers qi, relieves cough and asthma, used to treat coughs with difficulty breathing.

Lesson 14: 500g of golden thread flowers, 500g of honey. Wash the golden thread flowers, boil them 3 times, each time for 30 minutes, then mix all 3 decoctions, add honey and boil over low heat until it becomes a thick paste, let it cool and store in a sealed jar for later use. Drink 3 times a day, 1 spoon each time with warm water.

Uses: nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, stops coughing, used to treat coughs due to lung deficiency.

Lesson 15: Dry and grind 150g of azalea flowers into powder. Drink 3 times a day, 10g each time with cooled boiled water.

Uses: cough suppressant, used to treat all types of coughs

Lesson 16: Steam 20g of male papaya flowers with a sufficient amount of rock sugar, divide into several servings to drink during the day. You can also combine steaming with 10g of chives and 10g of lemon seeds. To cure whooping cough, use 20g of male papaya flowers, 20g of tangerine peel, 20g of honey-soaked tangerine peel, 12g of fritillaria, 10g of alum, dry all and grind into a fine powder. Children 1-5 years old take 1-4g each time, 6-10 years old take 4-8g each time, 3 times a day.

Lesson 17: Gardenia flower (gardenia flower) 30g, 3 eggs. Boil both ingredients, when cooked, take out the eggs, peel them and boil again for 30 minutes, eat the eggs and drink the boiled water.

Uses: nourishes yin and clears the lungs, stops coughing, and treats coughs caused by lung heat.

According to MSc. Hoang Khanh Toan - Health & Life - NT