Astragalus and Jujube Sweet Decoction Astragalus and Jujube Sweet Decoction

Astragalus and Jujube Sweet Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Astragalus and Jujube Sweet Decoction

Chinese Name: 芪枣甜饮

Formula

30 grams of Astragalus, 10 jujubes, 15 grams of Poria, and 30 grams of Jixueteng.

Main Ingredients

Astragalus Astragalus
Astragalus
Usage: 30 Grams
Benefits: Tonifies qi and raises yang; consolidates the exterior and stops sweating; promotes diuresis and reduces swelling; generates body fluids and nourishes blood; dispels stagnation and relieves arthralgia; expels toxins and drains pus; astringes sores and promotes tissue regeneration.
Note: 黄芪
Jujube Jujube
Jujube
Usage: 10 Grain
Benefits: Tonifies the middle and boosts qi; nourishes blood and calms the mind.
Note: 红枣
Poria 1 Poria
Poria
Usage: 15 Grams
Benefits: Promotes diuresis and drains dampness; strengthens the spleen; calms the heart.
Note: 茯苓， Poria
Chicken Blood Vine Ji Xue Teng
Ji Xue Teng
Usage: 30 Grams
Benefits: This herb promotes blood circulation, nourishes the blood, regulates menstruation, relieves pain, and relaxes tendons and activates meridians.
Note: Spatholobi Caulis，鸡血藤

How To Make

Wash the astragalus, red dates, poria, and chicken blood vine, then place them in a pot. Add an appropriate amount of water and decoct twice, for 30 minutes each time. Combine the decoctions, strain, and once the liquid has cooled to room temperature, stir in an appropriate amount of white sugar and honey to serve.

Efficacy

Tonifies qi, strengthens the spleen, and increases white blood cell count. Suitable for all types of leukopenia.

Indications

Suitable for all types of leukopenia.

Usage

Take in the morning and afternoon.

Commentary

Taking Astragalus (Huang-qi) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its sweet flavor and slightly warm property: it travels through the Spleen, Lung meridians and works to tonify qi, raise yang, secure the exterior and promote the discharge of pus.

Poria (Fu-ling) serves as the deputy herb. Sweet, bland-neutral in property, it enters the Heart, Lung, Spleen, Kidney meridians and works to drain dampness, strengthen the spleen and calm the spirit.

Milettia (Ji-xue-teng) complements it, working to activate blood and unblock the collaterals.

Jujubes (Da-zao) round out the formula as the harmonizing herb, working to tonify qi, nourish blood and calm the spirit, harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties.

Working as one, the formula tonify qi, strengthen the spleen, increases white blood cell count, thereby targeting the leukopenia pattern that underlies the complaint.

Astragalus and Jujube Sweet Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Tonifies qi, strengthens the spleen, and increases white blood cell count. Suitable for all types of leukopenia.

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