Acorus and Tangerine Peel Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Acorus and Tangerine Peel Decoction

Chinese Name: 菖蒲橘皮汁

Formula

20 grams of fresh Acorus tatarinowii, 30 grams of fresh tangerine peel.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Remove the fibrous roots from the fresh Acorus tatarinowii, wash it thoroughly, cut it into sections, and soak in warm water for 5 minutes. Remove and pound it together with the washed fresh tangerine peel until pulverized. Extract the fresh juice, add an appropriate amount of warm water, and extract the fresh juice once more. Combine the two batches of juice to complete the preparation.

Efficacy

Resolves phlegm and promotes blood circulation. Suitable for senile dementia caused by a combination of phlegm and blood stasis.

Usage

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

Commentary

Fresh Acorus tatarinowii holds the chief position in this formula, providing the main thrust of the formula. Fresh tangerine peel (Chen-pi) acts as the deputy ingredient. Pungent, bitter-warm in property, it enters the Spleen, Lung meridians and works to regulate qi and resolve phlegm. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. Working as one, the formula resolve phlegm and promote blood circulation, thereby targeting the phlegm and blood pattern that underlies the complaint.

Acorus and Tangerine Peel Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Resolves phlegm and promotes blood circulation. Suitable for senile dementia caused by a combination of phlegm and blood stasis.

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