Earth Beetle and Chuanxiong Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Earth Beetle and Chuanxiong Decoction

Chinese Name: 土鳖虫川芎饮

Formula

3 grams of Tu Bie Chong, 10 grams of Chuanxiong, 30 grams of roasted wheat flour, and brown sugar to taste.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Grind the Earth Beetle and Chuanxiong into a fine powder, mix with the roasted wheat flour, and stir in boiling water to form a thick drink. Add brown sugar to taste, and it is ready.

Efficacy

Promotes blood circulation, dispels blood stasis, unblocks meridians, and relieves pain. Suitable for hyperuricemia and the late stages of gout.

Usage

Consume in the morning and evening.

Commentary

Taking Tu Bie Chong (Tu-bie-chong) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its salty flavor and cold property: its action follows the Liver meridians and works to break blood stasis, unblock menstruation and reunites sinews. Chuanxiong (Chuan-xiong) joins as the supporting deputy, pungent-warm in property, acting through the Liver, Gallbladder, Pericardium meridians to activate blood, move qi, dispel wind and relieve pain. Roasted wheat flour lends further support to the chief action. Brown sugar to taste serves as a supporting (assistant) herb, thus refining the overall action. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. Working as one, the formula promote blood circulation, dispel blood stasis, unblock meridians, relieve pain, thereby targeting the gout pattern that underlies the complaint.

Earth Beetle and Chuanxiong Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation, dispels blood stasis, unblocks meridians, and relieves pain. Suitable for hyperuricemia and the late stages of gout.

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