Ginseng Leaf Tea

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Ginseng Leaf Tea

Chinese Name: 参叶茶

Formula

15 g round ginseng leaves, 20 jujubes, 10 g white sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the round ginseng leaves and red dates, place them in a pot, add water, and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the ginseng leaves and red dates, retain the decoction, and stir in white sugar to serve.

Efficacy

Tonifies qi and nourishes blood; raises blood pressure. Suitable for hypotension caused by deficiency of both qi and blood.

Usage

Consume as a staple food; eat as desired.

Commentary

Round ginseng leaves assume the leading (chief) role, anchoring the herbal tea formula overall action. Jujubes (Da-zao) serve as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole, working to tonify qi, nourish blood and calm the spirit, harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. The overall effect is to tonify qi and nourish blood, raise blood pressure, restoring balance within the blood and qi framework.

Ginseng Leaf Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Tonifies qi and nourishes blood; raises blood pressure. Suitable for hypotension caused by deficiency of both qi and blood.

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