Eclipta Prostrata and White Reed Root Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes yin, clears heat, and increases platelet count. Suitable for thrombocytopenic purpura of the yin deficiency with excessive heat pattern. Symptoms include numerous purpura lesions that are bright red in color and scattered; a prolonged course of the disease with intermittent flare-ups; frequent nosebleeds and bleeding gums; and may be accompanied by afternoon hot flashes, heat in the palms and soles, restlessness, dry mouth and thirst, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue and weakness,a red tongue with little or no coating and a dry surface, and a fine, rapid pulse.
Eclipta Prostrata and White Reed Root Decoction
Herbal Tea Name: Eclipta Prostrata and White Reed Root Decoction
Chinese Name: 旱莲草白茅根汁
Formula
100 grams of fresh Eclipta prostrata, 100 grams of fresh white茅根.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the fresh Eclipta and fresh white茅根, soak them in warm water for a short while, remove and chop into a fine powder, then pound into a paste to extract the juice. Mix in a small amount of white sugar (or brown sugar) and stir well to serve.
Efficacy
Nourishes yin, clears heat, and increases platelet count. Suitable for thrombocytopenic purpura of the yin deficiency with excessive heat pattern. Symptoms include numerous purpura lesions that are bright red in color and scattered; a prolonged course of the disease with intermittent flare-ups; frequent nosebleeds and bleeding gums; and may be accompanied by afternoon hot flashes, heat in the palms and soles, restlessness, dry mouth and thirst, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue and weakness,a red tongue with little or no coating and a dry surface, and a fine, rapid pulse.
Usage
Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.
Commentary
Taking fresh Eclipta prostrata (Han-lian-cao) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its sweet, sour flavor and cold property: its action follows the Liver, Kidney meridians and works to nourish the liver and kidney. Fresh white茅根 (Bai-mao-gen) stands in the deputy (minister) seat. Sweet-cold in property, it enters the Lung, Stomach, Bladder meridians and works to clear heat and stop bleeding. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. Working as one, the formula nourish yin, clear heat, increases platelet count, thereby targeting the yin deficiency and yin pattern that underlies the complaint.