Safflower Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Safflower Tea

Chinese Name: 红花茶

Formula

5 grams of safflower, 2 grams of sandalwood, 20 grams of brown sugar, and 1 gram of green tea.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Brew with boiling water or decoct and drink.

Efficacy

Promotes blood circulation, regulates menstruation, dispels blood stasis, and relieves pain. Suitable for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and similar conditions.

Usage

Drink as a tea substitute.

Commentary

Taking safflower (Hong-hua) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its pungent flavor and warm property: it travels through the Heart, Liver meridians and works to activate blood, unblock menstruation and resolve stasis. Sandalwood (Tan-xiang) stands in the deputy (minister) seat. Pungent-warm in property, it enters the Spleen, Stomach, Lung, Heart meridians and works to regulate qi, warm the middle and relieve pain. Brown sugar (Hong-tang) functions as the harmonizing (envoy) ingredient, working to warm the middle, activate blood and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. Collectively, the combination promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation, dispel blood stasis, relieve pain, addressing the dysmenorrhea pattern.

Safflower Tea,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation, regulates menstruation, dispels blood stasis, and relieves pain. Suitable for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and similar conditions.