Simple Chinese cough medicine

I have been coughing for a long time and doctors are not sure what is causing the problem. They have definitely rule out TB and asthma as the cause thought a series of test and x-ray. My Respiratory specialist has been prescribing different prescription to see if that would help but so far it hasn’t. However, at my church cell group meeting for my fellowship a sister told me to try this Chinese herbal recipe to see if it helps. I have tried it twice and have found it somewhat helpful in reducing the cough but not the cure yet. So I am sharing this to all who check out this blog.

Ancient Chinese herbal secret
For cough


Ingredient:

500 gram of black beans
2 slices f ginger
12 dried orange peels
6 black preserve dates

(The entire above are available at any Chinese grocery stores)

1) Place black beans in a 4 Quart Pot and wash the beans.
2) Fill the pot with cold water till ¾ full.
3) Add 2 slices of ginger to the pot filled with the black beans and water.
4) Heat the pot with max till boil.
5) Add the rest of the dried ingredients to the pot.
6) Once the pot start to boil set the temp at medium and let heat for 1 hr.
7) After 1 hr shut the burner and let the pot sit for 10 minutes.
8) Server the liquid as a drink them warm. It needed reheat the pot till boil.

Keung Hee Huat Chai to all, Wishing all good health and God Bless. Unfortunately this year we suffer the worst snow storm and I do not believe the worst is over. Last Wednesday we in Mississauga was dump with 50 cm of snow followed by 10 cm on Saturday and today Tuesday Feb 11th 2008 more snow are pouring down as I compose this message. Already I was out shovelling about 10 cm of snow and there is no end on sight. With Melissa in Japan and Nathan downtown I am left with my wife to complete the task of keeping the drive way clean. Yeu Tin has been good this year and help very offen to shovel the snow even with her poor knee.