Radish Greens and Honey Drink

Herbal Tea Name: Radish Greens and Honey Drink

Chinese Name: 萝卜缨蜜饮

Formula

500 grams of fresh radish greens, 30 grams of honey.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the fresh radish greens, soak them in warm water for 30 minutes, then immediately chop and mash them to extract the juice. Add honey and mix well to serve.

Efficacy

Clears the lungs and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease characterized by phlegm-heat concealed in the lungs.

Usage

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

Commentary

Taking fresh radish greens (Luo-bo-ying) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its pungent, sweet flavor and cool property: it enters the Lung, Spleen meridians and works to move qi and resolve phlegm. 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. The overall effect is to clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, restoring balance within the phlegm-heat and phlegm framework.

Radish Greens and Honey Drink,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears the lungs and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease characterized by phlegm-heat concealed in the lungs.