Floating Wheat, Oyster Shell, and Honey Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Floating Wheat, Oyster Shell, and Honey Drink

Chinese Name: 浮小麦牡蛎蜜饮

Formula

500 grams of Floating Wheat, 500 grams of Calcined Oyster Shell, 300 grams of honey, and 50 grams of white sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Soak the Floating Wheat briefly, rinse it thoroughly, then place it in a large earthenware pot along with the Calcined Oyster Shell. Add cold water to cover and let soak for 30 minutes. Simmer over low heat for 60 minutes, then strain the decoction. Add water and simmer again. Combine the two decoctions, pour into a clay pot, add white sugar, and continue to simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Remove from heat, add honey, and let cool before bottling for later use.

Efficacy

Tonifies qi and stops sweating. Suitable for spontaneous hyperhidrosis caused by qi deficiency.

Usage

Take 10 grams three times daily with hot water; one course of treatment lasts 10 days.

Commentary

Floating Wheat (Fu-xiao-mai) stands as the primary (chief) herb. Sweet-cool in property, its action follows the Heart meridians, and works to secure the exterior, stop sweating, benefits qi and clear heat. Calcined Oyster Shell (Duan Mu-li) stands in the deputy (minister) seat, salty, astringent-slightly cold in property, acting through the Liver, Kidney meridians to astringe and astringe sweat and essence, calm the spirit and soften hardness. Finally, honey (Feng-mi) stands as the harmonizing envoy; its role is to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and coordinate the herbs. United, the ingredients tonify qi and stop sweating, addressing the root disturbance of the qi deficiency and qi pattern.

Floating Wheat, Oyster Shell, and Honey Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Tonifies qi and stops sweating. Suitable for spontaneous hyperhidrosis caused by qi deficiency.

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