Galangal, Cinnamon Twig, and Dried Tangerine Peel Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Galangal, Cinnamon Twig, and Dried Tangerine Peel Decoction

Chinese Name: 高良姜桂枝陈皮汁

Formula

50 g honey, 6 g Galanga, 10 g Cinnamon Twig, 10 g Dried Tangerine Peel.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the last three ingredients in a pot with an appropriate amount of water and decoct twice, 20 minutes each time. Combine and strain the decoctions. Once cooled, stir in the honey to complete.

Efficacy

Warms the stomach, dispels cold, and relieves pain. Suitable for cold-type peptic ulcers.

Usage

Take one dose daily, divided into two servings. One course of treatment lasts 7 days.

Commentary

Taking Galanga (Gao-liang-jiang) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its pungent flavor and hot property: it channels into the Spleen, Stomach meridians and works to warm the stomach, disperse cold and relieve pain. Cinnamon Twig (Gui-zhi) takes the deputy (minister) role. Pungent, sweet-warm in property, it enters the Heart, Lung, Bladder meridians and works to releases the exterior, warm the channels and free yang. Dried Tangerine Peel (Chen-pi) adds further support, working to regulate qi, strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and dissolve phlegm. Honey (Feng-mi) acts as the coordinating (envoy) herb, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. Working as one, the formula warm the stomach, dispel cold, relieve pain, thereby targeting the cold pattern that underlies the complaint.

Galangal, Cinnamon Twig, and Dried Tangerine Peel Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Warms the stomach, dispels cold, and relieves pain. Suitable for cold-type peptic ulcers.

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