Climbing Bindweed and Kumquat Powder Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes the flow of qi and activates blood circulation. Indicated for amenorrhea due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, manifested as amenorrhea, depression, or irritability and short temper, chest tightness and pain in the flanks, distension and pain in the lower abdomen, a purple tongue with purple spots on the edges, and a string-like or涩 pulse.
Climbing Bindweed and Kumquat Powder Drink
Herbal Tea Name: Climbing Bindweed and Kumquat Powder Drink
Chinese Name: 凌霄花金橘粉饮
Formula
100 grams of trumpet vine flowers, 200 grams of kumquats.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the outer skin of the kumquats, sun-dry them, place them in a pan, and roast them over very low heat until dry. Grind them together with the dried trumpet vine flowers into a fine powder, store in a bottle, and set aside for future use.
Efficacy
Promotes the flow of qi and activates blood circulation. Indicated for amenorrhea due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, manifested as amenorrhea, depression, or irritability and short temper, chest tightness and pain in the flanks, distension and pain in the lower abdomen, a purple tongue with purple spots on the edges, and a string-like or涩 pulse.
Usage
Take 10 grams twice daily, mixed with warm water to form a thick drink.
Commentary
Trumpet vine flowers (Ling-xiao-hua) act as the chief herb. Slightly bitter-cold in property, it enters the Liver meridians, and works to clear heat, cool blood and activate blood. Kumquats (Jin-ju) take the deputy (minister) role. Pungent, sweet, sour-warm in property, it enters the Liver, Lung, Spleen, Stomach meridians and works to regulate qi, relieve depression and resolve phlegm. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. In sum, the prescription promote the flow of qi and activate blood circulation, aimed squarely at the blood and qi pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.