Honeysuckle Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Honeysuckle Tea

Chinese Name: 银花茶

Formula

10 grams of honeysuckle, 3 grams of green tea.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Remove impurities from the honeysuckle, wash it, and chop it finely. Place it in a cup with the green tea, pour boiling water over it, cover, and let steep for 15 minutes.

Efficacy

Clears heat and detoxifies; cools the stomach and promotes fluid production. Suitable for peptic ulcers.

Usage

Drink frequently as a tea substitute; the mixture can generally be steeped 3–5 times.

Commentary

Honeysuckle (Jin-yin-hua) serves as the monarch (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. Finally, green tea (Lu-cha) serves as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole; its role is to clear heat, resolve dampness and refresh the mind and coordinate the herbs. Taken together these herbs clear heat and detoxify, cool the stomach and promote fluid production, in keeping with the peptic ulcer pattern.

Honeysuckle Tea,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and detoxifies; cools the stomach and promotes fluid production. Suitable for peptic ulcers.