Honeysuckle and Hawthorn Honey Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Honeysuckle and Hawthorn Honey Drink

Chinese Name: 双花山楂蜜饮

Formula

30 grams of honeysuckle, 15 grams of chrysanthemum, 50 grams of hawthorn, and 50 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash and slice the hawthorn berries, then place them in a pot with the honeysuckle and chrysanthemum flowers. Add 2,000 grams of water and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain to extract the first decoction. Add more water and simmer to extract a second decoction. Combine the two decoctions, return the pot to the heat, add honey, and stir until well blended. Heat until it simmers gently, then it is ready.

Efficacy

Clears heat and detoxifies; stimulates appetite and aids digestion. Suitable for conditions such as chronic gastritis.

Usage

Drink in divided doses every morning and evening.

Commentary

Honeysuckle (Jin-yin-hua) functions as the chief herb; cold and sweet in character, it enters the Lung, Heart, Stomach meridians, working chiefly to clear heat and remove toxins, disperse wind-heat. Chrysanthemum joins as the supporting deputy. Hawthorn (Shan-zha) reinforces this deputy action, working to dissolve food stagnation, activate blood and reduce stasis. Finally, honey (Feng-mi) functions as the harmonizing (envoy) ingredient; its role is to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and coordinate the herbs. United, the ingredients clear heat and detoxify, stimulate appetite and aid digestion, addressing the root disturbance of the chronic gastritis pattern.

Honeysuckle and Hawthorn Honey Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and detoxifies; stimulates appetite and aids digestion. Suitable for conditions such as chronic gastritis.

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