Cinnamon Twig and Sichuan Pepper Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Cinnamon Twig and Sichuan Pepper Decoction

Chinese Name: 桂枝花椒汁

Formula

2 g bee pollen, 10 g Cinnamomum cassia twigs, 2 g Sichuan pepper, 10 g mugwort leaves.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the last three herbs in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, decoct twice for 20 minutes each time, combine and strain the liquid, then let it cool before stirring in the bee pollen to complete the preparation.

Efficacy

Warms the stomach, dispels cold, and relieves pain. Suitable for cold-type peptic ulcers.

Usage

Take one dose daily, divided into two servings. One course of treatment lasts 7 days.

Commentary

Bee pollen (Hua-fen) assumes the leading (chief) role. Sweet-neutral in property, it channels into the Spleen, Lung meridians, and works to tonify qi and nourish. Cinnamomum cassia twigs (Gui-zhi) stand in the deputy (minister) seat; warm and pungent, sweet in character, it travels through the Heart, Lung, Bladder meridians to warm the channels and free yang. Sichuan pepper (Hua-jiao) adds further support, working to warm the middle, disperse cold, relieve pain and kills parasites. Assisting the core, mugwort leaves (Ai-ye) add as an assistant element, helping to warm the channels, stop bleeding, disperse cold and regulate menstruation. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. The overall effect is to warm the stomach, dispel cold, relieve pain, restoring balance within the cold framework.

Cinnamon Twig and Sichuan Pepper Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Warms the stomach, dispels cold, and relieves pain. Suitable for cold-type peptic ulcers.

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