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, a wind-heat cold often shows as feverish feel, sore throat, cough, or headache. Yellow chrysanthemum with honeysuckle, malva nut, mint, and licorice is educational food therapy for those signs. It is strongly cooling. Do not use it long term.
Recipe
The method
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Soak the malva nuts
Soak the malva nuts in hot water until they have expanded fully.
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Peel and seed
Remove the seeds and the outer layer of the malva nuts.
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Combine
Add the prepared malva nuts with the yellow chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, mint, and licorice. Pour boiling water over them.
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Steep
Steep 10 to 15 minutes, then sip while warm. Use when wind-heat signs are present, not every day.
Try today Brew one cup when the throat feels hot and a wind-heat cold is starting.
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Kitchen recipes are educational, not personal medical advice. Seek urgent care for high fever, breathlessness, or a flu that worsens. Book a consult if symptoms last more than a few days.
FAQs
Quick questions
Can I drink this tea every day?
No. It is a short reset for wind-heat signs, not a standing habit. Daily strong cooling teas can weaken the Spleen and leave bloating or fatigue, especially if you already run cooling.
Is this the same as mulberry chrysanthemum tea for cough?
No. Mulberry leaf, chrysanthemum, burdock seed, and peppermint is a different wind-heat cough brew. This cup adds honeysuckle, malva nut, mint, and licorice for a coming-on heaty cold. Use the one that matches the signs in front of you.
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