Persimmon Leaf and Plantain Herb Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Persimmon Leaf and Plantain Herb Decoction

Chinese Name: 柿叶车前草汁

Formula

5 g tea flower powder, 200 g fresh persimmon leaves (or 20 g dried), 100 g fresh plantain herb (or 10 g dried)

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 the tea flower powder to complete the preparation

Efficacy

Clears heat, cools the blood, and stops bleeding. Mainly used to treat hemorrhoids with bloody stools

Usage

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

Commentary

Tea flower powder stands as the primary (chief) herb, providing the main thrust of the formula. Fresh persimmon leaves serve as the deputy herb. Fresh plantain herb (Che-qian-cao) reinforces this deputy action, working to clear heat and promote urination. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. United, the ingredients clear heat, cool the blood, stop bleeding, addressing the root disturbance of the blood pattern.

Persimmon Leaf and Plantain Herb Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat, cools the blood, and stops bleeding. Mainly used to treat hemorrhoids with bloody stools

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