Astragalus and Tangerine Peel Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Moistens the lungs, clears dryness, quenches thirst, and promotes the production of body fluids. Suitable for patients in the recovery phase of pneumonia with lung dryness and yin deficiency, presenting with symptoms such as fever that has subsided, coughing and shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness, spontaneous sweating, a pale white tongue coating, and a fine, weak pulse.
Astragalus and Tangerine Peel Decoction
Herbal Tea Name: Astragalus and Tangerine Peel Decoction
Chinese Name: 黄芪橘皮饮
Formula
30 grams of Astragalus, 30 grams of tangerine peel, 20 grams of apricot kernels, and 20 grams of brown sugar.Main Ingredients
Usage:
30
Grams
Benefits:
Tonifies qi and raises yang; consolidates the exterior and stops sweating; promotes diuresis and reduces swelling; generates body fluids and nourishes blood; dispels stagnation and relieves arthralgia; expels toxins and drains pus; astringes sores and promotes tissue regeneration.
Usage:
30
Grams
Benefits:
Regulates qi and strengthens the spleen; dries dampness and transforms phlegm.
How To Make
Rinse Astragalus root and slice it. Rinse tangerine peel and almonds, then sun-dry or oven-dry them before grinding into a coarse powder. Place all three ingredients in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.
Efficacy
Moistens the lungs, clears dryness, quenches thirst, and promotes the production of body fluids. Suitable for patients in the recovery phase of pneumonia with lung dryness and yin deficiency, presenting with symptoms such as fever that has subsided, coughing and shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness, spontaneous sweating, a pale white tongue coating, and a fine, weak pulse.
Usage
Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.
Commentary
Astragalus (Huang-qi) act as the chief herb; slightly warm and sweet in character, it channels into the Spleen, Lung meridians, working chiefly to tonify qi, raise yang, secure the exterior and promote the discharge of pus. Tangerine peel (Chen-pi) acts as the deputy ingredient, pungent, bitter-warm in property, acting through the Spleen, Lung meridians to regulate qi and resolve phlegm. Apricot kernels (Xing-ren) complement it, working to descend counter-flow lung qi and dissolve phlegm-stagnation to stop cough, moisten the intestines. Brown sugar (Hong-tang) rounds out the formula as the envoy herb, working to warm the middle, activate blood and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. United, the ingredients moisten the lungs, clear dryness, quenches thirst, promote the production of body fluids, addressing the root disturbance of the yin deficiency and yin pattern.