This is a modification of a traditional Chinese food recipe for moistening the lungs and therefore eliminating dry cough as well as helping to drive out excess mucus and phlegm. The pears & honey tonify the Lung (& Stomach) yin, while the cinnamon and ginger warm the digestive yang and open our Lungs so that we might optimize the Qi from the foods and distribute the yin appropriately. This is a brilliant recipe to use at the beginning of and through the Autumn season in order to strengthen the lung system (think immunity) and prepare for the winter season. I use it for myself and my 3 children every season with great benefit. What’s even more is that there is clinical research to support the powerful benefits of pears on the microbiome and lung health. Compounds, such as caffeic acid that are naturally occurring in varieties of pears have been found to have neuroprotective properties. Research also suggests that the compounds in pears help to detoxify the lungs from pollutants and increase allergic immunity. Pears also contain flavonoids, these are free-radical scavengers, inhibitors of cellular proliferation, as well as have potential use as antibiotic, anti-allergic, anti-diarrheal, anti-ulcer, and anti-inflammatory, and anticancer.*
Tillagningstid
20 minuter
Ingredienslista:
8 cups water (filtered or spring water)
1/2 cup chopped almonds
4 large pears (Asian is best, but any variety will do), cut into pieces. Organic if possible.
4 pieces tangerine peel (Chen Pi)
2 to 3 Tablespoons honey
sprinkle (about 5) goji berries
½ inch ginger piece, cut into pieces
Sprinkle of cinnamon and / or cardamom
Gör så har: 1
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot.
2
Add the almonds, ginger, pears and tangerine peel.
3
Allow the blend to boil down to two cups. Stir in the honey. Add goji berries.
4
Sprinkle to taste with cinnamon and / or cardamom 5 Drink while warm once or twice a day for about a week.
Tips!
Modify the ingredients to your liking. The core of the recipe are the pears, almonds and honey.
*Yang M, Lee U, Cho HR, Lee KB, Shin YJ, Bae MJ, Park KY. Effects of Pear Extracts on Microbiome and Immunocytokines to Alleviate Air Pollution-Related Respiratory Hypersensitivity. J Med Food. 2023 Mar;26(3):211-214. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2022.K.0117. Epub 2023 Feb 28. PMID: 36856473.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8409479/#CR53
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