Honeysuckle Vine and Mung Bean Porridge

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Honeysuckle Vine and Mung Bean Porridge

Chinese Name: 银花藤绿豆羹

Formula

100 grams of honeysuckle vine, 100 grams of mung beans.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the honeysuckle vine, air-dry it, cut it into small pieces, place it in a clay pot, add water, and simmer for 30 minutes; strain to extract the liquid.Place the thoroughly rinsed mung beans in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 1 hour. Once the mung beans are tender, add the honeysuckle decoction, mix thoroughly, and continue simmering over low heat until the mung beans are soft and mushy. Thicken with a wet starch slurry to form a porridge.

Efficacy

Dispels wind, clears heat, transforms dampness, and unblocks the meridians. Suitable for rheumatoid arthritis of the wind-damp-heat pattern.

Usage

Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.

Commentary

Honeysuckle vine (Ren-dong-teng) functions as the chief herb; cold and sweet in character, it enters the Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine meridians, working chiefly to clear heat and remove toxins, unblock the meridians. Mung beans (Lu-dou) take the deputy (minister) role; cold and sweet in character, it travels through the Heart, Stomach meridians to clear heat and remove toxins. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. The overall effect is to dispel wind, clear heat, transforms dampness, unblock the meridians, restoring balance within the damp-heat and heat framework.

Honeysuckle Vine and Mung Bean Porridge，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Dispels wind, clears heat, transforms dampness, and unblocks the meridians. Suitable for rheumatoid arthritis of the wind-damp-heat pattern.

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