Snake’s-tongue Grass and Xu Changqing Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Snake’s-tongue Grass and Xu Changqing Decoction

Chinese Name: 蛇舌草徐长卿饮

Formula

100 grams of honey, 20 grams of White Flower Snake Tongue Grass, 10 grams of Xu Changqing, and 10 grams of Chuanxiong.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the last three ingredients in a pot with an appropriate amount of water and decoct twice, 20 minutes each time. Combine and strain the decoctions. Once cooled, stir in the honey to complete.

Efficacy

Clears heat and purges fire; regulates qi and relieves pain. Indicated for chronic gastritis of the stomach-heat type.

Usage

Take one dose daily, divided into two servings. One course of treatment lasts 7 days.

Commentary

White Flower Snake Tongue Grass (Bai-hua-she-she-cao) act as the chief herb. Slightly bitter, sweet-slightly cold in property, it enters the Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine meridians, and works to clear heat, remove toxins and promote urination. Xu Changqing acts as the deputy ingredient. Chuanxiong (Chuan-xiong) reinforces this deputy action, working to activate blood, move qi, dispel wind and relieve pain. Finally, honey (Feng-mi) stands as the harmonizing envoy; its role is to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and coordinate the herbs. United, the ingredients clear heat and purge fire, regulate qi and relieve pain, addressing the root disturbance of the heat pattern.

Snake’s-tongue Grass and Xu Changqing Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and purges fire; regulates qi and relieves pain. Indicated for chronic gastritis of the stomach-heat type.

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