Kumquat Cake Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Relieves liver stagnation and dispels depression. Suitable for senile neurosis caused by liver qi stagnation, characterized by dizziness, a sensation of fullness and pain in the head, irritability and quick temper, restlessness and insomnia, dry mouth and a bitter taste, a red tongue, and a string-like and rapid pulse.
Kumquat Cake Decoction
Herbal Tea Name: Kumquat Cake Decoction
Chinese Name: 金橘饼饮
Formula
30 grams of kumquats, 20 grams of brown sugar.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Thoroughly wash the outer skin of the kumquats, remove the stems, and place them in a clay pot (do not use an iron pot). Add water until the kumquats are submerged. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the kumquat skin and flesh are tender. Add brown sugar; once it has completely dissolved, stir repeatedly until well blended.
Efficacy
Relieves liver stagnation and dispels depression. Suitable for senile neurosis caused by liver qi stagnation, characterized by dizziness, a sensation of fullness and pain in the head, irritability and quick temper, restlessness and insomnia, dry mouth and a bitter taste, a red tongue, and a string-like and rapid pulse.
Usage
Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.
Commentary
Kumquats (Jin-ju) assume the leading (chief) role; warm and pungent, sweet, sour in character, its action follows the Liver, Lung, Spleen, Stomach meridians, working chiefly to regulate qi, relieve depression and resolve phlegm. Brown sugar (Hong-tang) rounds out the formula as the envoy herb, working to warm the middle, activate blood and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. United, the ingredients relieve liver stagnation and dispel depression, addressing the root disturbance of the liver qi and qi pattern.