Sweet Wheat, Jujube, and Honey Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Sweet Wheat, Jujube, and Honey Decoction

Chinese Name: 甘麦大枣蜜饮

Formula

30 grams of floating wheat, 15 jujubes, 3 grams of fried licorice, and 30 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the floating wheat, jujubes, and fried licorice root in a clay pot, add water and let soak briefly, then decoct twice for 30 minutes each time. Combine the filtered decoctions from both batches, stir in the honey while still warm, and mix well.

Efficacy

Nourishes the heart and strengthens the spleen. Suitable for elderly neurosis characterized by deficiency of both the heart and spleen.

Usage

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

Commentary

Floating wheat (Fu-xiao-mai) holds the chief position in this formula; cool and sweet in character, it travels through the Heart meridians, working chiefly to secure the exterior, stop sweating, benefits qi and clear heat. Jujubes (Da-zao) round out the formula as the harmonizing herb, working to tonify qi, nourish blood and calm the spirit, harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. In sum, the prescription nourish the heart and strengthen the spleen, aimed squarely at the heart and spleen pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Sweet Wheat, Jujube, and Honey Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the heart and strengthens the spleen. Suitable for elderly neurosis characterized by deficiency of both the heart and spleen.

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