Chills and clear phlegm? Warm ginger onion soup
Ginger spring onion soup for wind-cold cough
Warming spring onion, ginger, and apricot-kernel soup for wind-cold cough with clear phlegm and chills. Kitchen habit from the cough Insight.
Read biteIn brief
In TCM, wind-heat sinus pictures often show thick or yellow mucus and a blocked nose. Siberian Cocklour Fruit tea uses 10 g processed Cang Er Zi, 6 g Bai Zhi, 6 g Xin Yi, and 4.5 g mint with 300–500 ml water for about 20 minutes. Educational food therapy after a physician has matched the shape. It does not replace clinic care for sinusitis.
Recipe
The method
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Combine
Put the processed Cang Er Zi, Bai Zhi, and Xin Yi into a heatproof cup or small pot. Wrap Xin Yi in a tea bag or muslin so fibres do not irritate the throat.
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Steep
Add boiling water. Cover and steep for about 20 minutes. Add the mint in the last few minutes so the aroma does not boil off.
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Sip once
Strain and sip warm, once a day, when mucus feels stuck in the sinuses. This is a kitchen habit after the shape has been matched, not a medicine dose.
Try today Brew one cup when mucus feels stuck in the sinuses, using processed Cang Er Zi only.
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Kitchen recipes are educational, not personal medical advice. Seek urgent care for high fever, severe facial pain, or breathlessness. Book a consult for sinus symptoms that last or keep returning.
FAQs
Quick questions
What is Siberian Cocklour Fruit tea?
It is the Tea Series kitchen name for a Cang Er Zi San-shape steep: processed Cang Er Zi (苍耳子), Bai Zhi (白芷), Xin Yi (辛夷), and mint (薄荷). The same shape appears on the sinusitis Insight when a physician has matched wind-heat sinus with yellow mucus.
Can I use raw Cang Er Zi from a market stall?
No. Cang Er Zi must be professionally processed. Use fruit from a licensed physician or dispensary only. Raw cocklebur is not safe kitchen stock.
Why wrap the magnolia flowers?
Xin Yi has fine fibres that can scratch the throat. A tea bag or muslin wrap keeps the cup clearer while the aroma still opens the nose.
How is this different from magnolia mint and Bai Zhi tea?
Magnolia mint Bai Zhi tea is a shorter runny-nose steep without Cang Er Zi. This cup adds processed Cang Er Zi as the Cang Er Zi San shape for wind-heat sinus with yellow mucus. Pattern, not preference, decides which fits.
How is this different from magnolia flower and perilla leaf tea?
Magnolia with perilla is a shorter wind-cold nasal brew. This cup is the fuller Cang Er Zi San shape for yellow mucus. Pulse and tongue still decide.
Can children drink this tea?
Skip this adult brew for young children unless a physician has already matched it. Paediatric sinus care often uses tuina and milder formulas instead.
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