Selaginella and Lotus Leaf Juice，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Resolves phlegm, promotes blood circulation, and softens blood vessels. Suitable for atherosclerosis characterized by the obstruction of phlegm and blood stasis, with symptoms such as obesity, dizziness, headache, chest oppression and pain, poor appetite, a purplish tongue, a thick, greasy yellow coating on the tongue, and a string-like and slippery pulse.
Selaginella and Lotus Leaf Juice
Herbal Tea Name: Selaginella and Lotus Leaf Juice
Chinese Name: 卷柏荷叶汁
Formula
3 g freeze-dried royal jelly powder, 10 g dried Selaginella leaves, 10 g dried lotus leaves.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Place the latter two ingredients in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, decoct for 30 minutes, strain to remove the residue, and let the liquid cool before stirring in the freeze-dried royal jelly powder.
Efficacy
Resolves phlegm, promotes blood circulation, and softens blood vessels. Suitable for atherosclerosis characterized by the obstruction of phlegm and blood stasis, with symptoms such as obesity, dizziness, headache, chest oppression and pain, poor appetite, a purplish tongue, a thick, greasy yellow coating on the tongue, and a string-like and slippery pulse.
Usage
Take one dose daily, divided into two servings. One course of treatment lasts two weeks.
Commentary
Freeze-dried royal jelly powder holds the chief position in this formula. Sweet-neutral in property, it enters the Spleen, Lung, Kidney meridians, and works to tonify qi and nourish yin. Dried Selaginella leaves (Juan-bai) stand in the deputy (minister) seat. Slightly bitter-cool in property, it enters the Liver, Heart meridians and works to activate blood, unblock channels and remove toxins. Dried lotus leaves lends further support to the chief action. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. United, the ingredients resolve phlegm, promote blood circulation, soften blood vessels, addressing the root disturbance of the phlegm and blood pattern.