Anti-inflammatory and Cholagogue Tea

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Anti-inflammatory and Cholagogue Tea

Chinese Name: 消炎利胆茶

Formula

30 grams each of corn silk, dandelion, and artemisia.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Add 1,000 milliliters of water to the corn silk, dandelion, and artemisia; strain out the solids, then add an appropriate amount of white sugar.

Efficacy

Promotes diuresis and bile secretion; clears heat and reduces inflammation. Suitable for cholecystitis and gallstones.

Usage

Drink while warm. Take 3 times daily, 250 milliliters each time.

Commentary

Each of corn silk functions as the chief herb, setting the primary direction for the whole recipe. Dandelion (Pu-gong-ying) acts as the deputy ingredient; cold and bitter, sweet in character, it travels through the Liver, Stomach meridians to clear heat, remove toxins, dissipate nodules and promote urination. Artemisia lends further support to the chief action. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. United, the ingredients promote diuresis and bile secretion, clear heat and reduce inflammation, addressing the root disturbance of the chronic cholecystitis pattern.

Anti-inflammatory and Cholagogue Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes diuresis and bile secretion; clears heat and reduces inflammation. Suitable for cholecystitis and gallstones.

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