Dried Ginger and Poria Tea

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Dried Ginger and Poria Tea

Chinese Name: 干姜茯苓茶

Formula

120 grams of dried ginger, 240 grams of white poria.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the dried ginger and Poria cocos separately, then sun-dry or oven-dry them. Grind them together into a very fine powder and store in a bottle for future use.

Efficacy

Dispels cold, resolves phlegm, relieves cough, and alleviates wheezing. Suitable for bronchial asthma characterized by cold phlegm lurking in the lungs.

Usage

Take 9 grams at a time and steep in boiling water.

Commentary

Taking dried ginger (Gan-jiang) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its pungent flavor and hot property: it enters the Spleen, Stomach, Heart, Lung meridians and works to warm the middle and disperse cold, revive yang and dry dampness. White 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. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. Collectively, the combination dispel cold, resolve phlegm, relieve cough, alleviate wheezing, addressing the phlegm and cold pattern responsible for cold phlegm lurking in the lungs.

Dried Ginger and Poria Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Dispels cold, resolves phlegm, relieves cough, and alleviates wheezing. Suitable for bronchial asthma characterized by cold phlegm lurking in the lungs.

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