Herba Eupatorii Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Herba Eupatorii Decoction

Chinese Name: 仙鹤草饮

Formula

30 grams of Herba Eupatorii, 20 grams of corn.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Rinse the Herba Eupatorii, cut into sections, place in a clay pot, add water, and simmer for 30 minutes; strain and reserve the liquid. Rinse the corn thoroughly, place it in the clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water depending on the volume of the herbal decoction, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the corn is tender.

Efficacy

Nourishes the blood, stops bleeding, and increases platelet count. Suitable for all types of thrombocytopenic purpura.

Usage

Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.

Commentary

Taking Herba Eupatorii (Pei-lan) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its pungent flavor and neutral property: it travels through the Spleen, Stomach, Lung meridians and works to resolve dampness and refresh the spleen. Corn (Yu-mi) stands in the deputy (minister) seat; neutral and sweet in character, it travels through the Spleen, Stomach meridians to tonify the spleen, harmonize the middle and promote urination. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. Working as one, the formula nourish the blood, stop bleeding, increases platelet count, thereby targeting the low platelet count purpura pattern that underlies the complaint.

Herba Eupatorii Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the blood, stops bleeding, and increases platelet count. Suitable for all types of thrombocytopenic purpura.

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