Lychee Seed and Hawthorn Sugar Drink

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Lychee Seed and Hawthorn Sugar Drink

Chinese Name: 荔枝核山楂糖饮

Formula

20 grams of lychee seeds, 50 grams of fresh hawthorn, and 20 grams of rock sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the lychee seeds, sun-dry or oven-dry them, grind into a coarse powder, place in a gauze bag, tie the opening tightly, and set aside.Wash the fresh hawthorn berries, slice them, and place them in a clay pot along with the lychee seed bag. Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Strain the mixture through clean cheesecloth, including the herb bag. While the liquid is still warm, stir in the rock sugar until fully dissolved.

Efficacy

Promotes blood circulation and softens hardened masses. Suitable for all types of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Usage

Drink as a beverage at will, or take in divided doses in the morning and evening.

Commentary

Lychee seeds (Li-zhi-he) stand as the primary (chief) herb; warm and sweet, slightly bitter in character, its action follows the Liver, Stomach meridians, working chiefly to move qi, disperse cold and relieve pain. Fresh hawthorn (Shan-zha) serves as the deputy herb; slightly warm and sour, sweet in character, it travels through the Spleen, Stomach, Liver meridians to dissolve food stagnation and activate blood. Rock sugar (Bing-tang) serves as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. Taken together these herbs promote blood circulation and soften hardened masses, in keeping with the enlarged prostate pattern.

Lychee Seed and Hawthorn Sugar Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation and softens hardened masses. Suitable for all types of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

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