Cockscomb and Honeysuckle Honey Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and transforms dampness. Suitable for senile vaginitis of the damp-heat pattern. Symptoms include yellow, thick, and malodorous vaginal discharge; itching in the genital area; or redness, swelling, burning, and stinging pain; a thin yellow tongue coating; and a rapid pulse.
Cockscomb and Honeysuckle Honey Drink
Herbal Tea Name: Cockscomb and Honeysuckle Honey Drink
Chinese Name: 鸡冠花银花蜜饮
Formula
30 grams of fresh cockscomb, 30 grams of honeysuckle, and 30 grams of honey.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the fresh cockscomb flowers, air-dry them, chop them finely, and place them in a clay pot. Add water and let soak briefly. Add the washed honeysuckle flowers and mix well. Simmer for 30 minutes. Strain through clean cheesecloth to extract the liquid. While still warm, stir in the honey until well blended.
Efficacy
Clears heat and transforms dampness. Suitable for senile vaginitis of the damp-heat pattern. Symptoms include yellow, thick, and malodorous vaginal discharge; itching in the genital area; or redness, swelling, burning, and stinging pain; a thin yellow tongue coating; and a rapid pulse.
Usage
Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.
Commentary
Taking fresh cockscomb (Ji-guan-hua) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its sweet, astringent flavor and neutral property: its action follows the Liver, Large Intestine meridians and works to stop bleeding. Honeysuckle (Jin-yin-hua) fills the deputy position; cold and sweet in character, it travels through the Lung, Heart, Stomach meridians to clear heat and remove toxins, disperse wind-heat. Honey (Feng-mi) rounds out the formula as the harmonizing herb, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. Working as one, the formula clear heat and transforms dampness, thereby targeting the damp-heat and heat pattern that underlies the complaint.