止咳化痰饮料 (drink for ridding cough and phlegm)

I've been suffering from cough for quite awhile since I caught the flu bug from Alicia earlier in the year.

This is one of the drinks I tried brewing in my desperate attempt to get well. I'm not sure how many times I'm supposed to drink it before I get well, but I only tried twice and I stopped - cough didn't go away, but phlegm did though. :)

Anyway, my doctor just told me yesterday that my cough is more likely due to throat and airway sensitivity so he didn't prescribe me with new cough syrup; instead he offered me medication for my throat. I hope it works!


止咳化痰饮料 (drink for ridding cough and phlegm)


Ingredients:

• 1/2 liang chuan bei (川贝)
• 1tsp bitter almond
• 1tsp sweet almond
• 4 figs
• 1 dried orange (ju bing)
• 1L water

Method:

1. Rinse the herbs.
2. Place herbs in 1L of water and bring to a boil.
3. Simmer for 45min and it's done :)

For tot's consumption:

I checked with the TCM hall and the assistant informed me that this drink is suitable for tots suffering from cough and phlegm but in small amounts. :)