Three Winters Thirst-Quenching Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and relieves restlessness; promotes fluid production and quenches thirst; lowers blood sugar. Suitable for all types of diabetes, including those characterized by dry heat damaging the lungs or dryness in the stomach causing fluid depletion.
Three Winters Thirst-Quenching Tea
Herbal Tea Name: Three Winters Thirst-Quenching Tea
Chinese Name: 三冬消渴茶
Formula
2 grams of bee pollen, 500 grams of winter melon, 15 grams of Ophiopogon tuber, and 15 grams of Asparagus root.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the Ophiopogon tuber and Asparagus root separately, slice them, and set aside. Wash the winter melon; place the flesh, rind, and hollow core into separate bowls and set aside. Place the winter melon flesh and hollow core into a blender and blend quickly into a smooth puree.Cut the winter melon peel into thin strips and place them in a clay pot with the winter melon seeds and an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then add the Ophiopogon and Asparagus root slices. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes. Strain the decoction, pour it back into the clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and bring to a boil. Stir in the winter melon puree, simmer over low heat until it returns to a boil, let it cool, then stir in the bee pollen to complete the preparation.
Efficacy
Clears heat and relieves restlessness; promotes fluid production and quenches thirst; lowers blood sugar. Suitable for all types of diabetes, including those characterized by dry heat damaging the lungs or dryness in the stomach causing fluid depletion.
Usage
Take one dose daily, divided between morning and evening.
Commentary
Bee pollen (Hua-fen) stands as the primary (chief) herb; neutral and sweet in character, it travels through the Spleen, Lung meridians, working chiefly to tonify qi and nourish. Winter melon (Dong-gua) stands in the deputy (minister) seat, sweet, bland-cool in property, acting through the Lung, Large Intestine, Small Intestine meridians to clear heat, transforms phlegm and promote urination. Ophiopogon tuber (Mai-dong) adds further support, working to nourish yin, moisten the lung, generate fluids and calm the heart. Assisting the core, Asparagus root (Tian-dong) takes an assisting (adjuvant) role, helping to nourish yin, moisten dryness, clear heat and generate fluids. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. The overall effect is to clear heat and relieve restlessness, promote fluid production and quenches thirst, lower blood sugar, restoring balance within the heat framework.