Goji Berry and Lily Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Goji Berry and Lily Decoction

Chinese Name: 枸杞百合饮

Formula

30 grams of goji berries, 100 grams of lily bulbs, 2 eggs, and 15 grams of rock sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat them into a smooth batter. Wash the goji berries and let them air-dry.Separate the lily bulbs into individual segments, wash them, and place them in a clay pot with the goji berries. Add an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the lily bulbs are tender and the broth becomes thin yet viscous. While stirring, gradually stir in the egg mixture and continue simmering until the mixture thickens into a porridge-like consistency. Add rock sugar and stir until dissolved.

Efficacy

Nourishes yin and tonifies the kidneys. Suitable for menopausal syndrome characterized by kidney yin deficiency.

Usage

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

Commentary

Goji berries (Gou-qi-zi) assume the leading (chief) role; neutral and sweet in character, it channels into the Liver, Kidney meridians, working chiefly to nourish the liver and kidney, brighten the eyes. Lily bulbs (Bai-he) stand in the deputy (minister) seat; slightly cold and sweet in character, it travels through the Lung, Heart meridians to nourish yin, moisten the lung and calm the spirit. Eggs (Ji-dan) add further support, working to nourish yin, moisten dryness and tonify the body. Rock sugar (Bing-tang) rounds out the formula as the envoy herb, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. Taken together these herbs nourish yin and tonify the kidneys, in keeping with the yin deficiency and yin pattern and its manifestations such as kidney yin deficiency.

Goji Berry and Lily Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes yin and tonifies the kidneys. Suitable for menopausal syndrome characterized by kidney yin deficiency.

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