Coronary Heart Disease Tea Bags

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Coronary Heart Disease Tea Bags

Chinese Name: 冠心袋泡茶

Formula

15 g tea leaves, 6 g trumpet vine flowers, 1.5 g jasmine flowers, 6 g Chuanxiong, 1 g safflower.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Roast the above herbs until dry, grind into a fine powder, and package in filter paper bags.

Efficacy

Regulates qi and relieves chest tightness. Suitable for patients with coronary heart disease experiencing chest tightness or chest pain.

Usage

Brew and drink one tea bag in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Commentary

Taking trumpet vine flowers (Ling-xiao-hua) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its slightly bitter flavor and cold property: it channels into the Liver meridians and works to clear heat, cool blood and activate blood. Jasmine flowers (Mo-li-hua) join as the supporting deputy. Pungent, sweet-warm in property, it enters the Liver, Spleen, Stomach meridians and works to regulate qi, relieve depression and harmonize the middle. Chuanxiong (Chuan-xiong) adds further support, working to activate blood, move qi, dispel wind and relieve pain. Safflower (Hong-hua) acts as an assistant ingredient, acting to activate blood, unblock menstruation and resolve stasis, thus refining the overall action. Tea leaves (Cha-ye) act as the coordinating (envoy) herb, working to clear heat, refresh and aid digestion and unite the separate actions into one. Taken together these herbs regulate qi and relieve chest tightness, in keeping with the coronary artery disease pattern.

Coronary Heart Disease Tea Bags，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Regulates qi and relieves chest tightness. Suitable for patients with coronary heart disease experiencing chest tightness or chest pain.

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