Ophiopogon, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng and Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati in Casserole with Lean Meat has the effect of nourishing yin and generating fluids to a certain extent, which is suitable for dry cough and thirst due to injury of fluids, etc. However, its efficacy is limited when it is used as a food, and it can not be substituted for medicines in treatment.
Ophiopogon has the function of nourishing yin and generating fluids, clearing the heart and moistening the lungs, and can be used in cases of yin deficiency and consumptive cough, laryngeal paralysis (pharynx is red, swollen and painful, or dry, with a sense of foreign body, or pharyngeal itchiness and discomfort, and difficulty in swallowing), lung dryness and dry cough, internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms of overeating and excessive urination), heartburn and insomnia, and intestinal dryness and constipation. It is not recommended for those who have diarrhea with deficiency cold, dampness obstruction, wind-cold or cold phlegm cough.
Prince ginseng has the function of strengthening the spleen and vital energy, generating fluid and moistening the lungs, and can be used for symptoms such as spleen deficiency and body fatigue, loss of appetite, deficiency of qi and yin, lung dryness and dry cough, spontaneous sweating, thirst, and so on. It is used with caution for those who have solid evil but not deficiency of positive qi.
Mangosteen has the function of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, generating fluids and quenching thirst, and can be used for dry and hot cough, dry throat and thirst, lung and stomach yin injury, internal heat and thirst and other diseases. It should not be taken by people with phlegm-dampness and stagnant qi, and should not be taken by people with spleen deficiency and loose stool (thin and unformed feces).
Ophiopogon, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, and Polygonatum odoratum with boiled lean pork has the effect of nourishing yin and promoting generation of body fluid to a certain extent. If discomfort occurs, the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.