Hawthorn, Ginger, and Jujube Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Hawthorn, Ginger, and Jujube Drink

Chinese Name: 山楂姜枣饮

Formula

50 grams of hawthorn, 15 grams of ginger, and 15 jujubes.

Main Ingredients

Jujube Jujube
Jujube
Usage: 15 Grain
Benefits: Tonifies the middle and boosts qi; nourishes blood and calms the mind.
Ginger Ginger
Ginger
Usage: 15 Grams
Benefits: Relieves exterior syndromes and dispels cold; warms the middle burner and stops vomiting; resolves phlegm and relieves cough; neutralizes fish and crab poisoning.

How To Make

Decoct in water and drink.

Efficacy

Promotes blood circulation and dispels blood stasis; warms the meridians and relieves pain; regulates qi and alleviates stagnation. Suitable for dysmenorrhea.

Usage

Take in two doses; one dose per day.

Commentary

Hawthorn (Shan-zha) functions as the chief herb. Sour, sweet-slightly warm in property, it channels into the Spleen, Stomach, Liver meridians, and works to dissolve food stagnation, activate blood and reduce stasis. Ginger (Sheng-jiang) fills the deputy position. Pungent-warm in property, it enters the Lung, Spleen, Stomach meridians and works to disperse cold, relieve cough and harmonize the stomach. Jujubes (Da-zao) round out the formula as the harmonizing herb, working to tonify qi, nourish blood and calm the spirit, harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. Taken together these herbs promote blood circulation and dispel blood stasis, warm the meridians and relieve pain, regulate qi and alleviate stagnation, in keeping with the dysmenorrhea pattern.

Hawthorn, Ginger, and Jujube Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation and dispels blood stasis; warms the meridians and relieves pain; regulates qi and alleviates stagnation. Suitable for dysmenorrhea.

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