Homemade soft drink 'soap bowl'

' Bat bao bao ' is a soft drink with 8 medicinal herbs. It has the effect of accretion, cooling, urination, poisoning, sweet and easy to drink, so it is very suitable for hot summer days.

"Bao bao" is 8 drugs q

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The composition of the ' bamboo bowl' consists of 20 g bamboo leaves (fresh topping), 5 g grass roots , 5 g greens or honeysuckle leaves , 5g goose root , field 5 g, licorice north , intention 5 g, sugarcane 50 g. The dosage can be reduced, but it should not be too thick.

Can replace bamboo leaves with cheek vegetables, human ceiling; Grass roots with corn beards, coded leaves; oxen all by the earth for the spirit, the monk; replace the bank with dandelion, land; the field by ginseng, royal crystal; licorice north with licorice wire, licorice soil (now tends to use sweet grass because it has high sweetness); The idea is by nostalgia, lotus seeds.

8 medicinal herbs in the "measuring bowl" can be divided into two groups. The group of 'cool' herbs includes bamboo leaves to help heat, diuretic, reduce fever; grass roots compete to urinate, stop bleeding, cool blood; honeysuckle heat, detoxify, disinfect; alluvial alluvial stasis, intense ribs, coated core. The 'complementary' group of drugs includes gynecology, kidney, and black hair; The idea of ​​spleen, supplementary, heat-bar; licorice detoxify, remineralize, regulate other herbs; sugarcane for refreshment, cool lung, sputum benefit, catheterization, regulate spleen, anti-vomiting.

The medicinal herbs in the "measuring bowl" do not have toxicity, it is easy to find at home gardens, alleys or buy at Oriental medicine stores.

You can make your own "measuring bowl" in the following way: Put the medicinal ingredients at the above dosage (except for sugarcane-split sugarcane) into a pot or aluminum kettle, with a liter of water. Bring to boiling, then keep smoldering for 15-20 minutes. When used, drink hot or cool drinks depending on the preferences of each person. Where to use, prepare to go there, do not cook much and let water flow through the day.

DS. Duc Huy