Salvia, Red Peony, and Chicken Blood Vine Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and unblocks the meridians. Indicated for thromboangiitis obliterans of the “internal accumulation of heat-toxin” pattern, characterized by burning pain at the affected site, dark red skin, intermittent claudication, fever and dry mouth, constipation and dark urine, redness and swelling of the skin at the tips of the toes that gradually turns black, presenting as dry necrosis or ulceration and gangrene; red tongue with a thin, greasy coating; and a deep, rapid pulse.
Salvia, Red Peony, and Chicken Blood Vine Decoction
Herbal Tea Name: Salvia, Red Peony, and Chicken Blood Vine Decoction
Chinese Name: 丹参赤芍鸡血藤饮
Formula
50 grams each of Salvia miltiorrhiza and Paeonia rubra, 30 grams of Milettia reticulata, 30 grams of Taraxacum officinale, and 20 grams of honey.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the first four herbs, place them in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and decoct for 30 minutes. Strain the liquid; once it has cooled to lukewarm, stir in the honey to complete the preparation.
Efficacy
Clears heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and unblocks the meridians. Indicated for thromboangiitis obliterans of the “internal accumulation of heat-toxin” pattern, characterized by burning pain at the affected site, dark red skin, intermittent claudication, fever and dry mouth, constipation and dark urine, redness and swelling of the skin at the tips of the toes that gradually turns black, presenting as dry necrosis or ulceration and gangrene; red tongue with a thin, greasy coating; and a deep, rapid pulse.
Usage
Take in the morning and afternoon.
Commentary
Each of Salvia miltiorrhiza and Paeonia rubra assumes the leading (chief) role, providing the main thrust of the formula. Milettia reticulata (Ji-xue-teng) serves as the deputy herb. Bitter, sweet-neutral in property, it enters the Liver, Spleen meridians and works to activate blood and unblock the collaterals. Taraxacum officinale lends further support to the chief action. Honey (Feng-mi) rounds out the formula as the envoy herb, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. Working as one, the formula clear heat and detoxify, promote blood circulation and unblock the meridians, thereby targeting the heat pattern that underlies the complaint.