Lima Bean and White Sugar Drink

Herbal Tea Name: Lima Bean and White Sugar Drink

Chinese Name: 扁豆白糖饮

Formula

60 grams of white mung beans, 30 grams of white sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Rinse the white mung beans, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the beans are tender. Stir in the white sugar to complete.

Efficacy

Strengthens the spleen, tonifies qi, and stops vaginal discharge. Suitable for senile vaginitis caused by spleen deficiency.

Usage

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

Commentary

White mung beans (Lu-dou) stand as the primary (chief) herb. Sweet-cold in property, it channels into the Heart, Stomach meridians, and works to clear heat, remove toxins and relieve summer heat. White sugar (Bai-tang) plays the envoy role, unifying the formula, working to moisten and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. The overall effect is to strengthen the spleen, tonify qi, stop vaginal discharge, restoring balance within the spleen deficiency framework.

Lima Bean and White Sugar Drink,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen, tonifies qi, and stops vaginal discharge. Suitable for senile vaginitis caused by spleen deficiency.