Lychee Seed Honey Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Lychee Seed Honey Drink

Chinese Name: 荔枝核蜜饮

Formula

30 grams of lychee seeds, 20 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the lychee seeds, let them air-dry, crush them, and place them in a clay pot. Add water and let them soak briefly, then simmer for 30 minutes. Strain through clean cheesecloth, pour the liquid into a cup, and stir in honey while still warm until well mixed.

Efficacy

Promotes the flow of qi and activates blood circulation. Suitable for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease of the qi stagnation and blood stasis type.

Usage

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

Commentary

Lychee seeds (Li-zhi-he) serve as the monarch (chief) herb. Sweet, slightly bitter-warm in property, it channels into the Liver, Stomach meridians, and works to move qi, disperse cold and relieve pain. Honey (Feng-mi) serves as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. Working as one, the formula promote the flow of qi and activate blood circulation, thereby targeting the blood and qi pattern that underlies the complaint.

Lychee Seed Honey Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes the flow of qi and activates blood circulation. Suitable for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease of the qi stagnation and blood stasis type.

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