Ginseng and Astragalus Stomach-Nourishing Sweet Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Ginseng and Astragalus Stomach-Nourishing Sweet Drink

Chinese Name: 参芪养胃甜饮

Formula

20 g Astragalus, 10 g Codonopsis, 20 g longan flesh, 30 g cane sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the Astragalus, Codonopsis, and longan flesh. Place them in a pot with an appropriate amount of water and decoct twice, for 40 minutes each time. Combine the decoctions, strain, and stir in the cane sugar until well mixed.

Efficacy

Tonifies qi and lifts the stomach. Suitable for gastric mucosal prolapse caused by qi deficiency.

Usage

Take in the morning and afternoon.

Commentary

Astragalus (Huang-qi) function as the chief herb. Sweet-slightly warm in property, its action follows the Spleen, Lung meridians, and works to tonify qi, raise yang, secure the exterior and promote the discharge of pus. Codonopsis (Dang-shen) stand in the deputy (minister) seat; neutral and sweet in character, it travels through the Spleen, Lung meridians to tonify qi, strengthen the spleen and nourish the lung. Longan flesh (Long-yan-rou) reinforces this deputy action, working to tonify the heart and spleen, nourish blood and calm the spirit. Additionally, cane sugar (Bai-tang) takes an assisting (adjuvant) role, working to harmonize the formula. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. United, the ingredients tonify qi and lifts the stomach, addressing the root disturbance of the qi deficiency and qi pattern.

Ginseng and Astragalus Stomach-Nourishing Sweet Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Tonifies qi and lifts the stomach. Suitable for gastric mucosal prolapse caused by qi deficiency.

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