Polygonatum and Dried Tangerine Peel Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Polygonatum and Dried Tangerine Peel Drink

Chinese Name: 黄精陈皮饮

Formula

15 grams of Polygonatum (use 30 grams if fresh), 15 grams of dried tangerine peel, and rock sugar to taste.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the Polygonatum in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Add the dried tangerine peel, simmer for a short while longer, and stir in rock sugar to finish.

Efficacy

Nourishes yin, tonifies the spleen, and moistens the lungs. Suitable for liver cirrhosis.

Usage

Consume in the morning and evening.

Commentary

Taking Polygonatum (Huang-jing) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its sweet flavor and neutral property: its action follows the Spleen, Lung, Kidney meridians and works to nourish yin, tonify the spleen and moisten the lung and kidney. Dried tangerine peel (Chen-pi) acts as the deputy ingredient, pungent, bitter-warm in property, acting through the Spleen, Lung meridians to regulate qi, strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and dissolve phlegm. Rock sugar to taste adds further support, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. The overall effect is to nourish yin, tonify the spleen, moisten the lungs, restoring balance within the liver cirrhosis framework.

Polygonatum and Dried Tangerine Peel Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes yin, tonifies the spleen, and moistens the lungs. Suitable for liver cirrhosis.

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