Konjac Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Konjac Drink

Chinese Name: 魔芋饮

Formula

2 grams of konjac powder, 50 grams of corn.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Rinse the corn thoroughly, place it in a clay pot, add enough water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until it becomes a thin porridge. Just before it’s ready, stir in the konjac powder and mix thoroughly. Continue simmering over low heat for 15 minutes, then serve.

Efficacy

Clears heat and detoxifies, lowers lipids and blood sugar, resolves phlegm, and promotes weight loss. Suitable for all types of diabetes.

Usage

Consume in the morning and evening.

Commentary

Konjac powder (Mo-yu-fen) assumes the leading (chief) role. Pungent, sweet-cool in property, it channels into the Spleen, Stomach meridians, and works to resolve phlegm and reduce stagnation. Corn (Yu-mi) fills the deputy position; neutral and sweet in character, it travels through the Spleen, Stomach meridians to tonify the spleen, harmonize the middle and promote urination. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. Taken together these herbs clear heat and detoxify, lower lipids and blood sugar, resolve phlegm, promote weight loss, in keeping with the diabetes pattern.

Konjac Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and detoxifies, lowers lipids and blood sugar, resolves phlegm, and promotes weight loss. Suitable for all types of diabetes.

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