Mung Bean and Chrysanthemum Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Mung Bean and Chrysanthemum Drink

Chinese Name: 绿豆菊花饮

Formula

60 grams of mung beans, 10 grams of white chrysanthemum flowers.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

First, remove any impurities from the mung beans, rinse them thoroughly, and set aside. Remove any impurities from the white chrysanthemum flowers, place them in a gauze bag, tie the opening securely, and add them to a clay pot along with the rinsed mung beans. Add enough water, let it soak for a moment, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 1 hour. Once the mung beans are tender, remove the chrysanthemum gauze bag, and the drink is ready.

Efficacy

Calms the liver and lowers blood pressure. Suitable for all types of hypertension.

Usage

Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.

Commentary

White chrysanthemum flowers (Ju-hua) act as the chief herb. Sweet, bitter-slightly cold in property, it channels into the Lung, Liver meridians, and works to clear liver heat, pacify the liver and brighten the eyes. Mung beans (Lu-dou) stand in the deputy (minister) seat; cold and sweet in character, it travels through the Heart, Stomach meridians to clear heat and remove toxins. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. Collectively, the combination calm the liver and lower blood pressure, addressing the high blood pressure pattern.

Mung Bean and Chrysanthemum Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Calms the liver and lowers blood pressure. Suitable for all types of hypertension.

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