Xia Sang Ju
Xia Sang Ju (or Xiasangju) (Wade-Giles: Hsia Sang Chu (or Hsiasangchu), 夏桑菊) is a kind of Chinese herbal drink made by soups cooked from dried leaves of Heal-all (Xia (Wade-Giles: hsia), Prunella vulgaris) and White mulberry (Sang, Morus alba), as well as a kind of dried yellow sweet chrysanthemum (Ju (Wade-Giles: Chu), Chrysanthemum indicum, 甘菊). Such a drink originated from a famous herbal-drink formula in Qing dynasty called Sang Ju drink (Wade-Giles: Sang Chu drink) (桑菊飲) for expelling an epidemic spread in East China in 1814. It is easily available in East Asia or Asian groceries as a box of ready-to-drink small packets.
Researches has been doing from the lipid-solving and water-solving components of the herbal drinks by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. They found that such ingredients can help to prevent the spread of H5N1 and viruses of the common cold. A clinical test is expected to start in 2010.
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