Red Date and Fermented Rice Wine Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Tonifies qi and nourishes blood. Suitable for amenorrhea due to deficiency of both qi and blood, characterized by amenorrhea, dizziness, palpitations, tinnitus, shortness of breath, reluctance to speak, mental fatigue, and weakness, with a pale tongue and a thin pulse.
Red Date and Fermented Rice Wine Decoction
Herbal Tea Name: Red Date and Fermented Rice Wine Decoction
Chinese Name: 大枣酒酿汁
Formula
20 red dates, 50 grams of fermented rice wine, and 15 grams of brown sugar.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the red dates, place them in a clay pot with the fermented rice wine, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes. Stir in the brown sugar and mix thoroughly to serve.
Efficacy
Tonifies qi and nourishes blood. Suitable for amenorrhea due to deficiency of both qi and blood, characterized by amenorrhea, dizziness, palpitations, tinnitus, shortness of breath, reluctance to speak, mental fatigue, and weakness, with a pale tongue and a thin pulse.
Usage
Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.
Commentary
Fermented rice wine functions as the chief herb, providing the main thrust of the formula. Red dates (Da-zao) play the envoy role, unifying the formula, working to tonify qi, nourish blood and harmonize the herbs and unite the separate actions into one. Collectively, the combination tonify qi and nourish blood, addressing the blood and qi pattern responsible for amenorrhea, dizziness.