Aged Tangerine Peel, Apricot Kernel and Barley Congee

Why people make this congee

In Chinese thinking, dizziness often traces back to the liver and can arise from several roots — wind, fire, phlegm or depletion. For the kind that comes with a heavy, foggy head, chest stuffiness, nausea or queasiness — the “phlegm-damp obstruction” pattern — Nourilo likes a gentle medicinal congee that transforms phlegm and settles the stomach. This one is traditionally said to clear heat, transform phlegm, move the qi and harmonize the stomach, easing that thick-headed, phlegmy dizziness.