Plantain and Dandelion Juice

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Plantain and Dandelion Juice

Chinese Name: 车前草蒲公英汁

Formula

500 grams of fresh plantain herb, 500 grams of fresh dandelion.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the fresh plantain and dandelion separately. Place the entire plants, roots and all, in warm water and soak for 10 minutes. Remove, cut into small pieces, mash thoroughly, wrap in clean double-layered gauze, and squeeze to extract the juice.

Efficacy

Clears heat and transforms dampness. Suitable for senile vaginitis of the damp-heat pattern.

Usage

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

Commentary

Taking fresh plantain herb (Che-qian-cao) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its sweet flavor and cold property: it channels into the Liver, Kidney, Bladder meridians and works to clear heat and promote urination. Fresh dandelion (Pu-gong-ying) stands in the deputy (minister) seat. Bitter, sweet-cold in property, it enters the Liver, Stomach meridians and works to clear heat and remove toxins. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. Collectively, the combination clear heat and transforms dampness, addressing the damp-heat and heat pattern.

Plantain and Dandelion Juice，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and transforms dampness. Suitable for senile vaginitis of the damp-heat pattern.

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