Kiwi and Red Date Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the spleen and stomach; softens blood vessels. Suitable for atherosclerosis caused by spleen and stomach deficiency, characterized by dizziness, fatigue, abdominal distension, poor appetite, mental exhaustion, reluctance to speak, loose, unformed stools, a lackluster complexion, or lower limb edema, puffy eyelids, a swollen tongue with a white coating, and a fine, weak pulse.
Kiwi and Red Date Tea
Herbal Tea Name: Kiwi and Red Date Tea
Chinese Name: 猕猴桃大枣茶
Formula
100 grams of kiwifruit, 15 red dates, and 3 grams of black tea.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the kiwifruit and red dates, place them in a clay pot, and add 1,000 milliliters of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the liquid is reduced to 500 milliliters. Add the black tea and simmer for 1 minute after it returns to a boil.
Efficacy
Nourishes the spleen and stomach; softens blood vessels. Suitable for atherosclerosis caused by spleen and stomach deficiency, characterized by dizziness, fatigue, abdominal distension, poor appetite, mental exhaustion, reluctance to speak, loose, unformed stools, a lackluster complexion, or lower limb edema, puffy eyelids, a swollen tongue with a white coating, and a fine, weak pulse.
Usage
Take twice daily, in the morning and evening; the kiwifruit and red dates may also be chewed and eaten.
Commentary
Taking kiwifruit (Mi-hou-tao) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its sweet, sour flavor and cold property: it channels into the Stomach, Kidney, Bladder meridians and works to clear heat, generate fluids and promote urination. Red dates (Da-zao) round out the formula as the envoy herb, working to tonify qi, nourish blood and harmonize the herbs and moderate the overall properties. United, the ingredients nourish the spleen and stomach, soften blood vessels, addressing the root disturbance of the spleen and stomach pattern.