Honey Drink with Field Hyssop and White Grass Root

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Honey Drink with Field Hyssop and White Grass Root

Chinese Name: 马兰头白茅根蜜饮

Formula

100 grams of fresh mugwort (or 50 grams of dried mugwort), 250 grams of fresh white grass root (or 125 grams of dried white grass root), and 20 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Thoroughly clean the fresh Eupatorium and fresh white grass roots separately. First, soak them in warm water for a short while, then remove and finely chop into small pieces. Place the chopped herbs into a clean double-layered gauze bag, tie the opening tightly, and squeeze to extract the juice. Pour the juice into a cup, add honey, and stir until well blended.

Efficacy

Clears heat, cools the blood, and regulates menstruation. Suitable for menstrual irregularities caused by blood heat.

Usage

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

Commentary

Fresh mugwort acts as the chief herb, providing the main thrust of the formula. Fresh white grass root (Bai-mao-gen) acts as the deputy ingredient; cold and sweet in character, it travels through the Lung, Stomach, Bladder meridians to clear heat and stop bleeding. Honey (Feng-mi) serves as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. In sum, the prescription clear heat, cool the blood, regulate menstruation, aimed squarely at the blood and heat pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Honey Drink with Field Hyssop and White Grass Root，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat, cools the blood, and regulates menstruation. Suitable for menstrual irregularities caused by blood heat.

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