Lotus Seed and Toasted Rice Crust Tea

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Lotus Seed and Toasted Rice Crust Tea

Chinese Name: 莲子焦锅巴茶

Formula

500 grams of lotus seeds, 500 grams of burnt rice crusts, and an appropriate amount of white sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Remove the seeds from the lotus seeds, then grind them together with the scorched rice crusts into a coarse powder; set aside.

Efficacy

Strengthens the spleen, aids digestion, and stops diarrhea. Suitable for chronic colitis caused by spleen deficiency with impaired transport and transformation.

Usage

For each serving, take 10 grams of the coarse powder, add an appropriate amount of white sugar, place both in a teacup, pour boiling water over them, and drink as tea.

Commentary

Lotus seeds (Lian-zi) function as the chief herb; neutral and sweet, astringent in character, it travels through the Spleen, Kidney, Heart meridians, working chiefly to tonify the spleen, astringe the kidney and calm the spirit. Burnt rice crusts (Jiao-mi-ban) join as the supporting deputy. Sweet-neutral in property, it enters the Spleen, Stomach meridians and works to dissolve food stagnation and harmonize the stomach. An appropriate amount of white sugar adds further support, working to moisten and harmonize the formula. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. United, the ingredients strengthen the spleen, aid digestion, stop diarrhea, addressing the root disturbance of the spleen deficiency pattern.

Lotus Seed and Toasted Rice Crust Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen, aids digestion, and stops diarrhea. Suitable for chronic colitis caused by spleen deficiency with impaired transport and transformation.

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