Lily Flowder / Ba Wang Hua (8oz)

霸王花（8oz） 为仙人掌科植物量天尺的花。 性味 甘；性微寒 功效 为仙人掌科植物量天尺的花。用于肺热咳嗽，肺痨，瘰疬，痄腮。 经脉 肺经 霸王花猪肉汤 原料 霸王花50克（1两），猪肉400克（8两），粉肠150克（3两），蜜枣4粒，南北杏2汤匙。   做法 1.粉肠切去肥油，将4粒蜜枣放入粉肠内，在粉肠另一端摧出，洗净出水过冷河。 2.猪肉放落滚水中，煮5分钟取起洗净。 3.霸王花用清水浸软，洗净抹干水，切短度。 4.把适量清水煲滚，放下全部材料猛火煲滚，再用慢火煲3小时，下盐调味。 功效 此汤清凉健肺去痰火，清热气。 Lily Flowder/ Ba Wang Hua  (8 oz) Sold in dried form, ba wang hua (dried night-blooming cereus) is a flower that is used in traditional Chinese medicine to help with detoxification and reduce lung inflammation. The flowers are usually used in soups. When boiled, they add a sweet and slight thickening effect to soup.  (tnp.sq) From the manufacturer:  This is the flower of the cactus family. The taste is sweet; it is slightly cold in nature. It is used for lung-heat cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, scrofula. It enters the Lung meridian. It is frequently cooked in soups.  This recipe is used to clear lung inflammation and enhance immunity. https://www.tnp.sg/lifestyle/hed-chef/boost-your-immunity-ba-wang-hua-and-p