Purslane and Areca Nut Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Purslane and Areca Nut Decoction

Chinese Name: 马齿苋槟榔饮

Formula

50 grams of purslane, 10 grams of areca nut.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the purslane, place it in a clay pot with the areca nuts, add water, and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain out the solids and drink the liquid.

Efficacy

Clears the intestines, transforms dampness, eliminates food stagnation, and relieves intestinal obstruction. Suitable for chronic colitis characterized by internal accumulation of damp-heat.

Usage

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

Commentary

Taking purslane (Ma-chi-xian) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its sour flavor and cold property: it travels through the Liver, Large Intestine meridians and works to clear heat and cool blood. Areca nut acts as the deputy ingredient. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. Working as one, the formula clear the intestines, transforms dampness, eliminate food stagnation, relieve intestinal obstruction, thereby targeting the damp-heat and heat pattern that underlies the complaint.

Purslane and Areca Nut Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears the intestines, transforms dampness, eliminates food stagnation, and relieves intestinal obstruction. Suitable for chronic colitis characterized by internal accumulation of damp-heat.

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