Andrographis and Polygonum Multiflorum Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and calms the mind. Suitable for insomnia caused by excessive heart fire, with symptoms such as restlessness, thirst, scanty and painful urination, a red tongue with a yellow coating, and a fine, rapid pulse.
Andrographis and Polygonum Multiflorum Decoction
Herbal Tea Name: Andrographis and Polygonum Multiflorum Decoction
Chinese Name: 穿心莲夜交藤汁
Formula
3 g bee pollen, 10 g Andrographis paniculata, 10 g Polygonum cuspidatum.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Place the latter two herbs in a clay pot with an appropriate amount of water, decoct for 30 minutes, strain to remove the residue, let cool, then stir in the bee pollen to complete the preparation.
Efficacy
Clears heat and calms the mind. Suitable for insomnia caused by excessive heart fire, with symptoms such as restlessness, thirst, scanty and painful urination, a red tongue with a yellow coating, and a fine, rapid pulse.
Usage
Take in two doses; one dose per day. One course of treatment lasts 2 weeks.
Commentary
Bee pollen (Hua-fen) holds the chief position in this formula. Sweet-neutral in property, it channels into the Spleen, Lung meridians, and works to tonify qi and nourish. Andrographis paniculata (Chuan-xin-lian) fills the deputy position; cold and bitter in character, it travels through the Lung, Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder meridians to clear heat, remove toxins, cool blood and reduce swelling. Polygonum cuspidatum lends further support to the chief action. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. The overall effect is to clear heat and calm the mind, restoring balance within the insomnia framework.