Ginseng and Siberian Ginseng Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Tonifies qi and blood. Suitable for low libido due to deficiency of both qi and blood, manifested as low libido accompanied by palpitations and insomnia, a sallow complexion, dizziness and fatigue, poor appetite, progressively declining libido, a pale tongue, and a fine, weak pulse.
Ginseng and Siberian Ginseng Drink
Herbal Tea Name: Ginseng and Siberian Ginseng Drink
Chinese Name: 人参刺五加饮
Formula
30 grams of sun-dried ginseng, 30 grams of Siberian ginseng.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Slice the sun-dried ginseng. Wash the Siberian ginseng, then sun-dry or oven-dry it; grind into a coarse powder and mix with honey to form a thick drink.
Efficacy
Tonifies qi and blood. Suitable for low libido due to deficiency of both qi and blood, manifested as low libido accompanied by palpitations and insomnia, a sallow complexion, dizziness and fatigue, poor appetite, progressively declining libido, a pale tongue, and a fine, weak pulse.
Usage
Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.
Commentary
Sun-dried ginseng acts as the chief herb, setting the primary direction for the whole recipe. Siberian ginseng serves as the deputy herb, sweet, pungent-warm in property, acting through the Kidney, Spleen, Heart meridians to tonify qi, strengthen the spleen and calm the spirit. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. United, the ingredients tonify qi and blood, addressing the root disturbance of the blood and qi pattern.