Polygonatum Soy Milk

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Polygonatum Soy Milk

Chinese Name: 黄精豆浆

Formula

30 grams of Polygonatum, 50 grams of soybeans.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Purchase Polygonatum from a Chinese herbal pharmacy, soak it in water, then simmer in a pot for 30 minutes and strain to extract the liquid. Rinse the soybeans and soak them in cold water for 6–8 hours. Pour the soybeans and the concentrated Polygonatum liquid into a soy milk maker to make soy milk.

Efficacy

Tonifies qi, strengthens the spleen, and increases white blood cell count. Suitable for all types of leukopenia.

Usage

Consume for breakfast.

Commentary

Polygonatum (Huang-jing) acts as the chief herb. Sweet-neutral in property, it travels through the Spleen, Lung, Kidney meridians, and works to nourish yin, tonify the spleen and moisten the lung and kidney. Soybeans (Huang-dou) fill the deputy position; neutral and sweet in character, it travels through the Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine meridians to tonify the spleen, remove dampness and moisten dryness. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. United, the ingredients tonify qi, strengthen the spleen, increases white blood cell count, addressing the root disturbance of the leukopenia pattern.

Polygonatum Soy Milk，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Tonifies qi, strengthens the spleen, and increases white blood cell count. Suitable for all types of leukopenia.

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