Longan and Lotus Seed Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Longan and Lotus Seed Decoction

Chinese Name: 龙眼莲子饮

Formula

125 grams of longan, 100 grams of lotus seeds, 100 grams of rock sugar, 50 grams of pork lard, and an appropriate amount of sugar-preserved osmanthus.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Remove the shells and pits from the longan and rinse thoroughly. Place the lotus seeds in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and boil over medium heat for 1 hour. Add the pork lard, rock sugar, and sugar-preserved osmanthus flowers, and it is ready.

Efficacy

Nourishes qi and blood; strengthens the spleen and calms the mind. Suitable for various types of insomnia; particularly beneficial for those with a weak constitution or chronic diarrhea.

Usage

Serve as a snack.

Commentary

Longan (Long-yan) serves as the monarch (chief) herb; warm and sweet in character, its action follows the Heart, Spleen meridians, working chiefly to tonify the heart and spleen and nourish blood. Lotus seeds (Lian-zi) serve as the deputy herb; neutral and sweet, astringent in character, it travels through the Spleen, Kidney, Heart meridians to tonify the spleen, astringe the kidney and calm the spirit. Pork lard lends further support to the chief action. Additionally, an appropriate amount of sugar-preserved osmanthus function as an assistant. Rock sugar (Bing-tang) serves as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. Collectively, the combination nourish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and calm the mind, addressing the insomnia pattern.

Longan and Lotus Seed Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes qi and blood; strengthens the spleen and calms the mind. Suitable for various types of insomnia; particularly beneficial for those with a weak constitution or chronic diarrhea.

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