Weight Loss and Fat-Reducing Tea

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Weight Loss and Fat-Reducing Tea

Chinese Name: 减肥降脂茶

Formula

30 grams each of Cassia seeds, hawthorn, and malt; 5 grams of tea leaves; 6 grams of lotus leaf.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

First, place the washed Cassia seeds, hawthorn, and malt in a pot, add water, and simmer for 30 minutes. Then add the tea leaves and washed lotus leaf, boil for 10 minutes, and strain the decoction to set aside. Add water again and simmer to extract the liquid; mix the two decoctions together to complete the preparation.

Efficacy

Promotes weight loss and reduces blood lipids; dissipates blood stasis and calms the liver. Suitable for simple obesity.

Usage

Drink frequently as a tea substitute.

Commentary

Each of Cassia seeds serve as the monarch (chief) herb, providing the main thrust of the formula. Hawthorn (Shan-zha) takes the deputy (minister) role. Sour, sweet-slightly warm in property, it enters the Spleen, Stomach, Liver meridians and works to dissolve food stagnation, activate blood and reduce stasis. Malt (Mai-ya) complements it, working to dissolve food stagnation and harmonize the middle. Lotus leaf (He-ye) adds as an assistant element, acting to clear summer heat, raise the clear yang and activate blood, thus refining the overall action. Finally, tea leaves (Cha-ye) act as the coordinating (envoy) herb; its role is to clear heat, refresh and aid digestion and coordinate the herbs. The overall effect is to promote weight loss and reduce blood lipids, dissipate blood stasis and calm the liver, restoring balance within the overweight & obesity framework.

Weight Loss and Fat-Reducing Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes weight loss and reduces blood lipids; dissipates blood stasis and calms the liver. Suitable for simple obesity.

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