Soapberry pods with red dates have the effects of expelling phlegm and dispersing knots, tonifying the middle Jiao and benefiting the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), etc. However, the effective dosage of just two herbs boiled in water for tea is limited and cannot be used as a substitute for medicines in treatment.
1. Soapberry has the efficacy of expelling phlegm and relieving cough, opening and closing the orifices, killing worms and dispersing knots, and is used to treat phlegm cough and asthma, stroke and mouth silence, phlegm and saliva congestion (abnormal phlegm and excessive saliva production), fainting and inarticulate, epilepsy, laryngeal paralysis (pharynx is red, swollen and painful, or dry, with a feeling of foreign bodies, or pharyngeal itching and discomfort, and swallowing difficulties), and inability to pass the bowel movement, among other conditions. Pregnant women and coughing blood, vomiting blood patients should not take.
2. Red dates have the function of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the spirit, treating weak spleen qi (weak spleen qi), loose stools (thin and unshaped feces), emaciation, tiredness and weakness, dryness of women’s organs, insomnia and other conditions. It is not suitable for those who have dampness, phlegm, stagnation, tooth disease or worm disease.
The above medicines should be used under the guidance of a doctor.