Luohan Fruit and Dried Persimmon Juice

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Luohan Fruit and Dried Persimmon Juice

Chinese Name: 罗汉果柿饼汁

Formula

1 Luo Han Guo, 2 dried persimmons, 30 grams rock sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the luo han guo, sun-dry or oven-dry it, and grind it into a coarse powder. Wash the dried persimmons, chop them finely, and place them in a large bowl. Add an appropriate amount of warm water and grind into a paste. Gradually stir the mixture into a clay pot while adding water. Simmer over low heat, then add the luo han guo powder and rock sugar. Continue simmering over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring until well blended to form a juice.

Efficacy

Suitable for acute bronchitis with a dry-heat pattern.

Usage

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

Commentary

Luo Han Guo (Luo-han-guo) holds the chief position in this formula. Sweet-cool in property, it enters the Lung, Large Intestine meridians, and works to clear lung heat, soothe the throat and moisten the intestines. Dried persimmons (Shi-bing) act as the deputy ingredient; cool and sweet, astringent in character, it travels through the Lung, Spleen, Large Intestine meridians to moisten the lung, stop cough and astringe the intestines. Rock sugar (Bing-tang) plays the envoy role, unifying the formula, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. Working as one, the formula , thereby targeting the heat pattern that underlies the complaint.

Luohan Fruit and Dried Persimmon Juice，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Suitable for acute bronchitis with a dry-heat pattern.

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