Mulberry leaves treat colds and soothe coughs

Mulberry leaves are also called tang diep. According to Oriental medicine, mulberry leaves are bitter and sweet, cold in nature; enter the lungs and liver; have the effect of dispersing wind-heat.

Mulberry leaves are also called tang diep. According to Oriental medicine, mulberry leaves are bitter and sweet, cold in nature; enter the lungs and liver; have the effect of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the lungs and stopping coughs, clearing the liver and improving eyesight. Used to treat wind-heat colds, headaches, red eyes, bronchitis, dry cough with little phlegm, thirst and dry mouth. Use 6 - 15g daily in the form of cooking, steeping, decoction... Here are some medicinal recipes using mulberry leaves:

Heat dissipation:

Treats new colds due to wind-heat, thirst, slightly yellow tongue coating or cough due to wind-heat: 12g mulberry leaves, 12g chrysanthemum, 12g forsythia, 4g mint, 4g licorice, 12g almonds, 8g platycodon, 20g lo can. Boil and drink.

Treats wind-heat, frequent cough, chest tightness, and yellow phlegm: 12g mulberry leaves, 12g honeysuckle, 10g mint, 10g chrysanthemum, 10g mugwort, 8g musk. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, drink 5 doses in a row.

Dengue fever prevention: 12g mulberry leaves, 16g star fruit leaves, 12g kudzu root, 12g plantago, 12g rehmannia glutinosa, 12g bamboo leaves. Boil and drink 1 dose per day. Drink daily during the epidemic.

Cool lungs, soothe cough:

Recipe 1: Tang Hanh decoction: 8g mulberry leaves, 12g almonds, 8g fritillary, 4g fermented bean curd, 8g gardenia fruit peel, 8g pear peel, 8g Chinese clematis root. Boil and drink. Treats dry cough without phlegm, headache, fever, red tongue.

Recipe 2: mulberry leaves, white silkworm 10g, mint 5g. Boil and drink. Cure sore throat, dry cough.

Cool liver, bright eyes:

Recipe 1: 12g mulberry leaves, 12g chrysanthemum flowers, 8g cassia seeds. Boil and drink. Treat conjunctivitis, red, swollen and painful eyes.

Recipe 2: 63g mulberry leaves, 12g pepper. Boil mulberry leaves to get 500ml of water, remove residue, dissolve pepper, wash eyes while still warm. Treats trachoma, eye pain, itchy eyes.

Lowering blood pressure: 20g mulberry leaves, 20g mulberry branches, 20g fig fruit, add 1,000ml water, boil to get 600ml; soak feet for 30 - 40 minutes before going to bed.

Medicinal dishes with mulberry leaves:

Mulberry leaf, chrysanthemum, mint, and licorice tea: 10g mulberry leaf, 10g chrysanthemum, 10g mint, 10g licorice. Brew in boiling water and drink as tea. Used for cases of wind-heat colds.

Mulberry leaf, chrysanthemum, wolfberry, cassia seed tea: 9g mulberry leaf, 9g chrysanthemum, 9g wolfberry, 6g cassia seed, brew with boiling water and drink as tea. Used for people with headaches, dizziness, and lightheadedness.

Mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum porridge: 10g mulberry leaf, 12g chrysanthemum, 10g fermented beans, 60g rice. Boil the herbs to get the water, cook the rice into porridge, when the porridge is cooked, add the boiled water and continue to boil, serve hot. This dish is good for people with eye pain due to conjunctivitis, trigeminal neuralgia due to facial trauma.

Pig lung stewed with mulberry leaves and Scrophularia: 15g mulberry leaves, 20g Scrophularia, 250g pig lung. Wrap mulberry leaves and Scrophularia in cheesecloth, wash and slice pig lung. Stew thoroughly, remove the medicinal bag, add seasoning to taste. Use continuously for 5-10 days. This dish is good for people with blocked tear ducts causing dry conjunctivitis.

Taboos:Do not use when measles rash has appeared.

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