Decoct Cinnamon and Jujube, then mix with Amber Powder，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Warms and tonifies heart yang; calms the heart and soothes the spirit. Indicated for arrhythmias caused by deficient heart yang, manifested by palpitations, chest tightness and shortness of breath, pale complexion, cold limbs and aversion to cold, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a deep, fine pulse or an irregular pulse.
Decoct Cinnamon and Jujube, then mix with Amber Powder
Herbal Tea Name: Decoct Cinnamon and Jujube, then mix with Amber Powder
Chinese Name: 桂枣煎汁冲服琥珀粉
Formula
15 grams of Cinnamon Twig, 10 jujubes, and 3 grams of Amber Powder.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the Cinnamon Twigs and jujubes, place them in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain the liquid and set it aside. Grind the amber into a fine powder and set it aside.
Efficacy
Warms and tonifies heart yang; calms the heart and soothes the spirit. Indicated for arrhythmias caused by deficient heart yang, manifested by palpitations, chest tightness and shortness of breath, pale complexion, cold limbs and aversion to cold, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a deep, fine pulse or an irregular pulse.
Usage
Divide the decoction of Cinnamon Twig and jujubes into two portions and use each to dissolve 1.5 grams of amber powder.
Commentary
Taking Cinnamon Twig (Gui-zhi) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its pungent, sweet flavor and warm property: it travels through the Heart, Lung, Bladder meridians and works to releases the exterior, warm the channels and free yang. Amber Powder (Hu-po-fen) stands in the deputy (minister) seat; neutral and sweet in character, it travels through the Heart, Liver, Bladder meridians to calm the spirit, activate blood and promote urination. Jujubes (Da-zao) serve as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole, working to tonify qi, nourish blood and calm the spirit, harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. The overall effect is to warm and tonify heart yang, calm the heart and soothe the spirit, restoring balance within the yang and cold framework.