Red Ginseng and Yizhi Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Red Ginseng and Yizhi Decoction

Chinese Name: 红参益智饮

Formula

30 grams of red ginseng, 150 grams of yizhi.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Grind the red ginseng into a fine powder. Sun-dry the yizhi, lightly roast it, remove the shells to extract the kernels, grind them into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the red ginseng powder, and store in a bottle for later use.

Efficacy

Tonifies qi and nourishes blood; strengthens the brain and enhances cognitive function. Suitable for senile dementia caused by deficiency of both qi and blood.

Usage

Take twice daily, 5 grams each time, mixed with boiling water to form a thick drink and taken orally.

Commentary

Taking red ginseng (Hong-shen) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its sweet, slightly bitter flavor and warm property: it enters the Spleen, Lung, Heart, Kidney meridians and works to tonify qi, warm yang and strengthen vitality. Yizhi serves as the deputy herb. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. Working as one, the formula tonify qi and nourish blood, strengthen the brain and enhances cognitive function, thereby targeting the blood and qi pattern that underlies the complaint.

Red Ginseng and Yizhi Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Tonifies qi and nourishes blood; strengthens the brain and enhances cognitive function. Suitable for senile dementia caused by deficiency of both qi and blood.

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