Sea Cucumber and Ejiao Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Sea Cucumber and Ejiao Drink

Chinese Name: 海参阿胶饮

Formula

200 grams of sea cucumber, 10 grams of Dong’e ejiao

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the sea cucumbers, sun-dry or oven-dry them, grind into a very fine powder, and store in a jar for later use

Efficacy

Nourishes yin and replenishes blood. Suitable for those with chronic hemorrhoidal bleeding due to deficiency of both qi and blood

Usage

Twice daily, take 1.5 grams of the sea cucumber powder and 6 grams of donge’a ejiao powder. Mix thoroughly, place in a bowl, add water to blend, and steam over boiling water until dissolved. Consume on an empty stomach with rice water.

Commentary

Taking sea cucumber (Hai-shen) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its salty flavor and warm property: it travels through the Kidney, Heart meridians and works to tonify the kidney, enriches essence and moisten dryness. Dong’e ejiao (Dong-e E-jiao) joins as the supporting deputy. Sweet-neutral in property, it enters the Liver, Kidney, Lung meridians and works to nourish blood, stop bleeding and moisten the lung. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. In sum, the prescription nourish yin and replenishes blood, aimed squarely at the blood and qi pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Sea Cucumber and Ejiao Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes yin and replenishes blood. Suitable for those with chronic hemorrhoidal bleeding due to deficiency of both qi and blood

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