Chinese Yam and Bi Zi Ren Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Chinese Yam and Bi Zi Ren Decoction

Chinese Name: 山药柏子仁饮

Formula

60 grams of Chinese yam, 20 grams of cypress seed kernels, and 20 grams of rock sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the Chinese yam, peel it, and slice it. Place it in a pot with the cypress seeds, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer until it becomes a thick decoction. Add rock sugar just before it is ready; once the sugar has dissolved, it is ready to serve.

Efficacy

Nourishes the heart and spleen. Suitable for rheumatic heart disease characterized by deficiency of both the heart and spleen.

Usage

Consume in the morning and evening.

Commentary

Chinese yam (Shan-yao) serves as the monarch (chief) herb; neutral and sweet in character, it enters the Spleen, Lung, Kidney meridians, working chiefly to tonify the spleen and lung, nourish the kidney and astringe essence. Cypress seed kernels (Bai-zi-ren) fill the deputy position. Sweet-neutral in property, it enters the Heart, Kidney, Large Intestine meridians and works to nourish the heart, calm the spirit and moisten the intestines. Rock sugar (Bing-tang) functions as the harmonizing (envoy) ingredient, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. United, the ingredients nourish the heart and spleen, addressing the root disturbance of the heart and spleen pattern.

Chinese Yam and Bi Zi Ren Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the heart and spleen. Suitable for rheumatic heart disease characterized by deficiency of both the heart and spleen.

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