Loquat paste has the effect of clearing heat and moistening the lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
There are various ways to make loquat paste, with slightly different effects, among which the loquat paste recorded in Volume 3 of New Compilation of Examination and Recipes is made of loquat leaves, pear, white honey, jujube and lotus seed meat.
Among them, loquat leaves can lower the rebelliousness and stop vomiting (stop the upward rush of stomach qi, stop vomiting), clear the lungs and stop coughing, and white honey can benefit qi and moisturize dryness, suppress coughing, and laxative. This loquat paste has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and is suitable for labor injury and deficiency, coughing and vomiting of blood, and tiredness of limbs.
The loquat paste in the National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicines (Nanjing formula) is made of fresh loquat kerneled and boiled, filtered off the dregs and added rock sugar, taken with boiled water and service can be used, this loquat paste can clear heat and moisten the lungs, on the lungs caused by coughing, dry vomiting and retching, blood in the sputum, sore throat, hoarseness and other conditions have curative effects.
Loquat paste has medicinal effects, patients should not be taken indiscriminately, especially those with wind-cold cold should not use this ointment. Other patients who need to use the medicine must be guided by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.