Mugwort and Green Onion Leaf Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Mugwort and Green Onion Leaf Decoction

Chinese Name: 泽兰葱叶饮

Formula

10 grams of feverfew, 10 grams of Angelica sinensis root tips, and 6 grams of minced scallions.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Rinse the Angelica sinensis root tips, slice them, and place them in a clay pot with the chopped feverfew. Add water and let soak for 30 minutes. Simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes. Remove the herb bag, stir in honey while still warm, and mix well to serve.

Efficacy

Promotes blood circulation and softens hardened masses. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by blood stasis obstruction.

Usage

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

Commentary

Feverfew holds the chief position in this formula, anchoring the herbal tea formula overall action. Angelica sinensis root tips (Dang-gui-wei) act as the deputy ingredient; warm and sweet, pungent in character, it travels through the Liver, Heart, Spleen meridians to nourish blood and activate blood. Minced scallions lends further support to the chief action. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. In sum, the prescription promote blood circulation and soften hardened masses, aimed squarely at the blood pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.

Mugwort and Green Onion Leaf Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes blood circulation and softens hardened masses. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by blood stasis obstruction.

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