moistens the lungssoothes coughresolves phlegm平喘（民間食療）replenishes qi改善鼻敏感氣管敏感（民間食療）
Meat of farmed crocodile, reaching Hong Kong dried-seafood shops mainly as sun-dried Thai strips, and also sold fresh-frozen. A lean, pale meat between chicken and fish in character, it is soaked (dried) or blanched (frozen) and double-boiled with chuen bui, sea coconut and almonds. It flavours the tonic rather than dominating it.
In Hong Kong folk food therapy crocodile meat is famously used to moisten the lungs, calm coughs, transform phlegm and replenish qi, traditionally double-boiled with chuen bui for the airways.
Cautions — read first
[SAFETY CRITICAL] Crocodiles are a CITES-regulated species, so buy only legally farmed stock from a licensed trader (a dried-seafood shop or a herbal pharmacy) and never anything of unknown origin
Go carefully if you have a protein allergy
Not suitable at the onset of a cough from an external cold (release the exterior first)
Pregnant women should go carefully (this soup is usually double-boiled with chuen bui)
Preparation
Soak and rinse dried crocodile meat, then blanch it; blanch the fresh or frozen kind to take off the smell.
Origin
泰國養殖場（暹羅鱷）——香港海味舖主流貨源 — HK-style dried crocodile cannot be imported into AU (dried-meat ban); AU-farmed frozen crocodile (NT/QLD) sold via game-meat suppliers
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百子櫃Crocodile meat (dried or frozen)· 40 to 75 g dried (1 to 2 taels)百子櫃Tendrilleaf fritillary bulb· 12 g (3 mace)百子櫃Sea coconut slices· 40 g (1 tael)百子櫃Sweet apricot kernel· 40 g (1 tael) together with the bitter apricot kernels百子櫃Bitter apricot kernel· (40 g / 1 tael of sweet and bitter apricot kernels combined)百子櫃Dried fig· 2 to 3… +3
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Lo Fo Tong is cultural food-heritage reference, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, unwell or on medication, talk to your doctor or registered practitioner before changing what is in the pot.