Common cold treated with herbal tea

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Last weekend, my husband got a cold. He is liable to catch colds twice a year, often in the beginning of spring and winter. In the last few weeks, he has worked overtime at his day job and also worked at his mom's store. He worked 14 hours a day without rest.

Due to his tight schedule, he could not get good sleep. I noticed that he was exhausted already but he could not rest during the day. I prayed he would not catch a cold but finally he did. 

Our private doctor is my dad, so I called him and told him, "My husband had a cold again."

He always said, "Again..."

About Me

When I was growing up in South Korea, I took herbal medicine from my dad twice a year. I think he makes the formula depends on my condition and symptoms. But I am sure it based on boosting energy, tonifying, harmonizing and balancing Yin and Yang.

It made me healthier than my husband even though he is tall, good muscle tone, good diet, and generally healthier than other men. 

Thanks Dad!

My father suggested Tea therapy with acupuncture treatment. Tea therapies help prevent cold or during a cold, it can help you recover. 

If you have frequently cough, your qi is ascending, producing fever during cold, Wu Wei Zi (오미자, Schisandrae, 五味子) Tea may help to reducing cough. 

If you feel very low energy/qi deficiency, you can use Sheng Mai San (생맥산, Generate the Pulse Powder, 生脈散); it made from Wu Wei Zi (오미자,Schisandrae,五味子), Ren Shen (인삼, Ginseng Rx, 人蔘) , and Mai Men Dong (맥문동, Ophiopogonis Rx, 麥門冬).  

When you drink cold water too fast, it creates dampness on the stomach and produces phlegm; these are the reason for developing cold symptoms.  By drinking Sheng Jiang (생강, Zingberis Rx, 生姜) tea, it has warm and spicy characters so it expels phlegm, warm the body and provide energy. 

The orange peel tea, we called Chen Pi (진피, Citri Pericarpium, 陳皮), it promote to circulates Lung Qi, descends the Lung energy.  

When the Gan Cao (감초, Glycyrrhizae Rx, 甘草) and Da Zao (대조, Jujubae Fr, 大棗) boils together, it helps to reduce phlegm in the nose, reduces inflammation, sinus drainage, and also can open the orifices.

If you have a lot of phlegm, you put together with pear, honey and Jie Geng (길경, Platycodi Rx, 桔梗) and make tea.  Jie Geng helps to expel phlegm, pear is for reducing heat in the Lung, and honey promotes health by harmonizing herbs.

Julie Lee, L. Ac.

Unique Acupuncture at Elixir Day Spa

Beaverton, Oregon