Motherwort and Corn Silk Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Motherwort and Corn Silk Decoction

Chinese Name: 益母草玉米须汁

Formula

50 g honey, 200 g fresh motherwort stems and leaves (or 20 g dried), 100 g fresh corn silk

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the last two ingredients in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain out the solids, let the liquid cool, then stir in honey to complete the preparation

Efficacy

Clears heat and detoxifies; cools the blood and promotes blood circulation. Mainly used to treat hemorrhoids with anal swelling and pain

Usage

Take in 2 doses; consume 1 dose per day. One week constitutes one treatment course

Commentary

Fresh motherwort stems and leaves serve as the monarch (chief) herb, anchoring the herbal tea formula overall action. Fresh corn silk (Yu-mi-xu) joins as the supporting deputy. Sweet, bland-neutral in property, it enters the Bladder, Liver, Gallbladder meridians and works to promote urination and drain damp-heat. Finally, honey (Feng-mi) functions as the harmonizing (envoy) ingredient; its role is to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and coordinate the herbs. Collectively, the combination clear heat and detoxify, cool the blood and promote blood circulation, addressing the hemorrhoids pattern.

Motherwort and Corn Silk Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and detoxifies; cools the blood and promotes blood circulation. Mainly used to treat hemorrhoids with anal swelling and pain

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