Danggui-Chuanxiong Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Danggui-Chuanxiong Decoction

Chinese Name: 归芎饮

Formula

10 grams of Angelica sinensis root tips, 10 grams of Chuanxiong, 15 grams of brown sugar, and 1 egg.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the Angelica sinensis root tips and Chuanxiong, then sun-dry or oven-dry them. Slice them and place them in a clay pot. Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over medium heat for 15 minutes, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain through clean cheesecloth to extract the liquid, add brown sugar, and mix well.

Efficacy

Promotes blood circulation and supports conception. Suitable for infertility caused by blood stasis.

Usage

Take in the morning and evening; eat one egg each time, washed down with the Angelica root and Chuanxiong brown sugar decoction.

Commentary

Angelica sinensis root tips (Dang-gui-wei) function as the chief herb. Sweet, pungent-warm in property, it enters the Liver, Heart, Spleen meridians, and works to nourish blood and activate blood. Chuanxiong (Chuan-xiong) acts as the deputy ingredient, pungent-warm in property, acting through the Liver, Gallbladder, Pericardium meridians to activate blood, move qi, dispel wind and relieve pain. Egg (Ji-dan) complements it, working to nourish yin and tonify. Finally, brown sugar (Hong-tang) functions as the harmonizing (envoy) ingredient; its role is to warm the middle, activate blood and harmonize the formula and coordinate the herbs. Working as one, the formula promote blood circulation and support conception, thereby targeting the blood pattern that underlies the complaint.

Danggui-Chuanxiong Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation and supports conception. Suitable for infertility caused by blood stasis.

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