Asparagus, Ophiopogon, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng in Casserole with Lean Meat has the effect of nourishing qi, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs.
Asparagus has the efficacy of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, clearing the lungs and generating fluids, and is used for dry lungs and dry coughs, coughing and phlegm stickiness, soreness of waist and knees, bone vapor and tidal fever (a burst of fever, feeling the heat coming from inside the bones to the outside), internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as eating more, drinking more and urinating more), fever and fluid injuries, dry pharynx and thirst, and dryness of the intestines and constipation.
Ophiopogon has the effect of nourishing Yin and generating fluids, moistening the lung and clearing the heart, and is used for dry lung and dry cough, cough with deficiency of Yin and consumptive cough, laryngeal paralysis (redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx, dryness, feeling of foreign body, or itchy discomfort in the pharynx and difficulty in swallowing), sore throat, thirst due to injury of fluids, thirst due to internal fever, insomnia due to heartburn, and constipation due to dryness of the intestines.
Asparagus and Ophiopogon are contraindicated in people with cold spleen and stomach, loose stools (scanty and unformed feces), as well as wind-cold and phlegm-damp coughs.
Tai Zi Shen has the effect of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen, generating fluids and moistening the lungs, and is used in treating spleen deficiency and tiredness, loss of appetite, weakness after illness, deficiency of qi and yin, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with a little movement), thirst, and dry lungs with a dry cough.
Tendon, maitake and taiko ginseng boiled with lean pork is effective for patients with dry lung and dry cough, deficiency of qi and yin, internal heat and thirst, but the therapeutic effect is limited. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended that it be used under the guidance of a professional physician, and not blindly self-medication.