Honeysuckle, Forsythia, and Almond Honey Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Honeysuckle, Forsythia, and Almond Honey Drink

Chinese Name: 银花连翘杏仁蜜饮

Formula

30 grams of honeysuckle, 15 grams of forsythia, 10 grams of almonds, and 20 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the forsythia and almonds, chop them finely, place them in a muslin bag, tie the opening securely, and set aside. Wash the honeysuckle, place it in a clay pot, and soak in water for a short while. Add the forsythia and almond bag, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Remove the herb bag, turn off the heat, and stir in honey while still warm until well blended.

Efficacy

Clears the lungs, relieves cough, and resolves phlegm. Suitable for the acute phase of pneumonia.

Usage

Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.

Commentary

Honeysuckle (Jin-yin-hua) stands as the primary (chief) herb; cold and sweet in character, it travels through the Lung, Heart, Stomach meridians, working chiefly to clear heat and remove toxins, disperse wind-heat. Forsythia (Lian-qiao) serves as the deputy herb. Bitter-slightly cold in property, it enters the Lung, Heart, Small Intestine meridians and works to clear heat, remove toxins, dissipate nodules and disperse wind-heat. Almonds (Xing-ren) complement it, working to descend lung qi and relieve cough and wheezing. Honey (Feng-mi) rounds out the formula as the envoy herb, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. In sum, the prescription clear the lungs, relieve cough, resolve phlegm, aimed squarely at the pneumonia pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Honeysuckle, Forsythia, and Almond Honey Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears the lungs, relieves cough, and resolves phlegm. Suitable for the acute phase of pneumonia.

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