100 grams rice
10 grams Sichuan fritillary bulb powder
10 grams sugar
1,000 grams (2 cups) water

Wash the rice, add sugar to water, and simmer.

When the gruel is nearly done, add the Sichuan fritillary bulb powder, bring to the boil two or three times, serve.

Best served lukewarm.

Effect: It moistens the lungs and resolves phlegm. It also eases coughing caused by acute tracheitis and pulmonary emphysema.

Courtesy of the Shun Xian Restaurant.

Add: 109 Huidong Beili, Asian Games Village, Beijing