Honeyed Papaya Juice

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Honeyed Papaya Juice

Chinese Name: 蜜汁木瓜汁

Formula

1 papaya, 100 milligrams of honey, and 2 grams of ginger.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the papaya thoroughly, peel off the outer skin, cut it in half, remove the seeds, and slice it. Place the slices in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the minced ginger until well mixed, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. While still hot, stir in the honey and mix thoroughly.

Efficacy

Dispels wind and cold, transforms dampness, and unblocks the meridians. Suitable for rheumatoid arthritis of the wind-cold-damp bi type.

Usage

Take in the morning and evening.

Commentary

Papaya (Mu-gua) functions as the chief herb; warm and sour in character, it travels through the Liver, Spleen meridians, working chiefly to soothe the sinews, activate the collaterals and resolve dampness. Milligrams of honey takes the deputy (minister) role. Ginger (Sheng-jiang) complements it, working to disperse cold, relieve cough and harmonize the stomach. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. In sum, the prescription dispel wind and cold, transforms dampness, unblock the meridians, aimed squarely at the wind-cold and cold pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Honeyed Papaya Juice，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Dispels wind and cold, transforms dampness, and unblocks the meridians. Suitable for rheumatoid arthritis of the wind-cold-damp bi type.

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