Three Immortals Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Three Immortals Tea

Chinese Name: 三仙茶

Formula

250 grams of fresh raw rehmannia root, 250 grams of fresh lotus root, 2 pears, and 50 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the outer skins of the fresh Rehmannia root, fresh lotus root, and pears separately; chop them finely and pound into a paste. Wrap the mixture in a double layer of clean cheesecloth, squeeze to extract the juice, and pour it into a large steaming bowl. Stir in the honey until well blended, then steam over high heat for 5 minutes. Allow to cool, then store for later use.

Efficacy

Nourishes the liver and kidneys; cools the blood and stops bleeding. Suitable for the recovery phase of urinary tract infections, with symptoms such as oliguria, hematuria, and proteinuria.

Usage

Serve chilled, 3 times daily, 50 milliliters each time.

Commentary

Fresh raw rehmannia root serves as the monarch (chief) herb, anchoring the herbal tea formula overall action. Fresh lotus root (Ou) fills the deputy position; cool and sweet in character, it travels through the Heart, Spleen, Stomach meridians to clear heat and generate fluids. Pears (Li) complement it, working to moisten the lung and clear heat. Honey (Feng-mi) rounds out the formula as the harmonizing herb, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. United, the ingredients nourish the liver and kidneys, cool the blood and stop bleeding, addressing the root disturbance of the urinary tract infection pattern.

Three Immortals Tea,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the liver and kidneys; cools the blood and stops bleeding. Suitable for the recovery phase of urinary tract infections, with symptoms such as oliguria, hematuria, and proteinuria.