Honeysuckle, Chuanxiong, Earthworm, and Honey Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Honeysuckle, Chuanxiong, Earthworm, and Honey Decoction

Chinese Name: 银花川芎地龙蜜饮

Formula

20 grams of honeysuckle, 10 grams of Chuanxiong, 15 grams of Achyranthes root, 20 grams of earthworm, 15 grams of safflower, and 20 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the first five herbs, place them in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and decoct for 30 minutes. Strain the liquid; once it has cooled to lukewarm, stir in the honey to complete the preparation.

Efficacy

Clears heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and unblocks the meridians. Indicated for thrombotic occlusive vasculitis caused by internal accumulation of heat-toxin.

Usage

Take in the morning and afternoon.

Commentary

Honeysuckle (Jin-yin-hua) functions as the chief herb; cold and sweet in character, its action follows the Lung, Heart, Stomach meridians, working chiefly to clear heat and remove toxins, disperse wind-heat. Chuanxiong (Chuan-xiong) stands in the deputy (minister) seat. Pungent-warm in property, it enters the Liver, Gallbladder, Pericardium meridians and works to activate blood, move qi, dispel wind and relieve pain. Achyranthes root (Niu-xi) adds further support, working to activate blood, unblock menstruation, strengthen sinews and bones, leads blood downward. Earthworm (Di-long) (clear heat, calm wheezing, unblock the collaterals and promote urination), joined by safflower (Hong-hua) (activate blood, unblock menstruation and resolve stasis), handle subsidiary symptoms and temper the main action. Honey (Feng-mi) serves as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. In sum, the prescription clear heat and detoxify, promote blood circulation and unblock the meridians, aimed squarely at the heat pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Honeysuckle, Chuanxiong, Earthworm, and Honey Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and unblocks the meridians. Indicated for thrombotic occlusive vasculitis caused by internal accumulation of heat-toxin.

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