Almond-Coconut Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Resolves phlegm and clears turbidity. Suitable for rheumatic heart disease of the “phlegm-turbidity obstructing the middle” pattern, characterized by palpitations and shortness of breath, fullness and distension in the chest and epigastrium, excessive phlegm and poor appetite, or nausea; white, greasy tongue coating; and a string-like, slippery pulse.
Almond-Coconut Tea
Herbal Tea Name: Almond-Coconut Tea
Chinese Name: 杏仁椰子茶
Formula
10 grams of almonds, 50 milliliters of coconut juice.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Crush the almonds, place them in a cup, pour 300 mL of boiling water over them, cover, and let steep for 5 minutes. Stir in the coconut juice to serve.
Efficacy
Resolves phlegm and clears turbidity. Suitable for rheumatic heart disease of the “phlegm-turbidity obstructing the middle” pattern, characterized by palpitations and shortness of breath, fullness and distension in the chest and epigastrium, excessive phlegm and poor appetite, or nausea; white, greasy tongue coating; and a string-like, slippery pulse.
Usage
Drink as a tea substitute frequently throughout the day; consume the entire amount on the same day.
Commentary
Milliliters of coconut juice holds the chief position in this formula, setting the primary direction for the whole recipe. Almonds (Xing-ren) take the deputy (minister) role, bitter-warm in property, acting through the Lung, Large Intestine meridians to descend lung qi and relieve cough and wheezing. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. In sum, the prescription resolve phlegm and clear turbidity, aimed squarely at the phlegm pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.