Having a bad cough? Try this remedy.

A Cough Recipe 化痰止咳药

Ingredients 材料

• 川贝
• 无花果（干湿皆可）
• 南杏北杏
• 吉饼
• 甘草
• 雪梨（3 - 4个）

Method 煮法

• Rinse dried mandarin orange of excess sugar. Cut into pieces
• 吉饼冲掉多余糖分，切块。
• Rinse dried figs, cut into halves.
• 无花果冲水，切半。
• Remove skin and seeds of pear.
• 雪梨削皮去籽，切块。
• Add all ingredients to pot, add 1.7 litre of water. Boil for about 1 hour.
• 把所有材料放进锅，加1.7 公升水，煮1 小时。

Benefits

This recipe is good for relieving cough, sore throat, dry throat and phlegm. ( 功效：止咳，化痰，润喉 )

Where to Buy Ingredients?

All ingredients are available at neighborhood Chinese medical store. Some are sold pre-packed so you save the trouble of getting individual ingredients. However, the quality of the pre-packed ingredients is not good and small in portion. The pear is an additional item according to personal liking.

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