Yuzhu-Fushen Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Yuzhu-Fushen Decoction

Chinese Name: 玉竹茯神饮

Formula

20 grams of Yuzhu, 30 grams of Fushen, 20 grams of millet, and 30 grams of brown sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the Yuzhu, dry it in the sun or in an oven, slice it, and grind it into a fine powder. Slice the Fushen, air-dry it, and grind it into a fine powder. Rinse the millet thoroughly, air-dry or sun-dry it, and grind it into a fine powder. Place the millet powder, Yuzhu powder, Fushen powder, and brown sugar in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and stir until it forms a thick drink.

Efficacy

Nourishes yin and reduces internal heat. Suitable for elderly neurosis characterized by yin deficiency with excessive internal heat.

Usage

Consume as a snack at will, or take twice daily—morning and evening—with meals.

Commentary

Yuzhu (Yu-zhu) acts as the chief herb. Sweet-neutral in property, it enters the Lung, Stomach meridians, and works to nourish yin, moisten dryness and generate fluids. Fushen (Fu-shen) takes the deputy (minister) role, sweet, bland-neutral in property, acting through the Heart, Spleen meridians to drain dampness and calm the spirit. Finally, millet (Xiao-mi) stands as the harmonizing envoy; its role is to tonify the kidney, harmonize the middle and clear heat and coordinate the herbs. The overall effect is to nourish yin and reduce internal heat, restoring balance within the yin deficiency and yin framework.

Yuzhu-Fushen Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes yin and reduces internal heat. Suitable for elderly neurosis characterized by yin deficiency with excessive internal heat.

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