Pig Gallbladder Juice with Honey

Herbal Tea Name: Pig Gallbladder Juice with Honey

Chinese Name: 猪胆汁蜜饮

Formula

2 fresh pig gallbladders, 10 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

First, wash the pig gallbladders thoroughly with cool boiled water. Then, cut them open to extract the bile and store it in a bottle for later use. For each dose, take 2 grams of bile and mix it thoroughly with 5 grams of honey.

Efficacy

Clears heat and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic bronchitis of the “phlegm-heat obstructing the lungs” type.

Usage

Take twice daily, washed down with warm water.

Commentary

Fresh pig gallbladders assume the leading (chief) role. Bitter-cold in property, it travels through the Liver, Gallbladder meridians, and works to clear liver and gallbladder heat. Honey (Feng-mi) plays the envoy role, unifying the formula, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. Collectively, the combination clear heat and resolve phlegm, addressing the phlegm-heat and phlegm pattern.

Pig Gallbladder Juice with Honey,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic bronchitis of the “phlegm-heat obstructing the lungs” type.