Lotus Leaf and Alisma Formula

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Lotus Leaf and Alisma Formula

Chinese Name: 荷叶泽泻方

Formula

100 grams of fresh lotus leaf (or 20 grams of dried lotus leaf), 10 grams of Alisma, and 6 grams of tangerine peel.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the three ingredients in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, decoct twice for 20 minutes each time, combine the decoctions, strain the liquid, and let it cool before serving.

Efficacy

Reduces fat and promotes weight loss. Suitable for simple obesity.

Usage

Take one dose daily, divided into two servings. One course of treatment lasts two weeks.

Commentary

Taking fresh lotus leaf (He-ye) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its bitter, astringent flavor and neutral property: it travels through the Liver, Spleen, Stomach meridians and works to clear summer heat and raise clear yang. Alisma (Ze-xie) stands in the deputy (minister) seat. Sweet, bland-cold in property, it enters the Kidney, Bladder meridians and works to promote urination and drain damp-heat. Tangerine peel (Chen-pi) adds further support, working to regulate qi and resolve phlegm. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. In sum, the prescription reduce fat and promote weight loss, aimed squarely at the overweight & obesity pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Lotus Leaf and Alisma Formula，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Reduces fat and promotes weight loss. Suitable for simple obesity.

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