Rose and Safflower Wine Drink

Herbal Tea Name: Rose and Safflower Wine Drink

Chinese Name: 月季红花酒饮

Formula

30 grams of rose blossoms, 30 grams of safflower, and 500 milliliters of high-quality rice wine.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the rose petals and safflower, dry them in the sun or in an oven, then mix with rice wine to form a thick drink and take orally.

Efficacy

Promotes the flow of qi and activates blood circulation. Suitable for amenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis.

Usage

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

Commentary

Rose blossoms (Mei-gui-hua) assume the leading (chief) role; warm and sweet, slightly bitter in character, it channels into the Liver, Spleen meridians, working chiefly to regulate qi, relieve depression and activate blood. Safflower (Hong-hua) serves as the deputy herb, pungent-warm in property, acting through the Heart, Liver meridians to activate blood, unblock menstruation and resolve stasis. Milliliters of high-quality rice wine lends further support to the chief action. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. In sum, the prescription promote the flow of qi and activate blood circulation, aimed squarely at the blood and qi pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Rose and Safflower Wine Drink,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes the flow of qi and activates blood circulation. Suitable for amenorrhea caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis.