Broad-Leaf Sargassum Decoction

Herbal Tea Name: Broad-Leaf Sargassum Decoction

Chinese Name: 大叶海藻饮

Formula

500 grams of broad-leaved seaweed.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Remove impurities from the broad-leaved seaweed, sun-dry or oven-dry it, grind it into a very fine powder, and store in a bottle for future use.

Efficacy

Resolves phlegm and disperses nodules. Suitable for simple goiter.

Usage

Take 10 grams twice daily, mixed with warm water to form a thick drink and taken orally.

Commentary

Taking broad-leaved seaweed (Kun-bu) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its salty flavor and cold property: it enters the Liver, Stomach, Kidney meridians and works to soften hardness, dissipate nodules and promote urination. 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 resolve phlegm and disperse nodules, thereby targeting the goiter pattern that underlies the complaint.

Broad-Leaf Sargassum Decoction,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Resolves phlegm and disperses nodules. Suitable for simple goiter.