Tangerine Peel and Hawthorn Juice，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Promotes the flow of qi and blood and softens blood vessels. Suitable for atherosclerosis caused by qi and blood stagnation, characterized by chest tightness and heart pain, dizziness and headache, neck discomfort, a dark tongue with purple spots, and a string-like pulse.
Tangerine Peel and Hawthorn Juice
Herbal Tea Name: Tangerine Peel and Hawthorn Juice
Chinese Name: 橘皮山楂汁
Formula
50 grams of honey, 20 grams of fresh tangerine peel (or 5 grams of dried), and 20 grams of fresh hawthorn (or 5 grams of dried).Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash and chop the tangerine peel and hawthorn berries. Place them in a pot with an appropriate amount of water and boil for 30 minutes. Strain out the solids, let the liquid cool, then stir in the honey to complete the preparation.
Efficacy
Promotes the flow of qi and blood and softens blood vessels. Suitable for atherosclerosis caused by qi and blood stagnation, characterized by chest tightness and heart pain, dizziness and headache, neck discomfort, a dark tongue with purple spots, and a string-like pulse.
Usage
Take one dose daily, divided into two servings. One course of treatment lasts two weeks.
Commentary
Taking fresh tangerine peel (Chen-pi) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its pungent, bitter flavor and warm property: it travels through the Spleen, Lung meridians and works to regulate qi and resolve phlegm. Fresh hawthorn (Shan-zha) serves as the deputy herb; slightly warm and sour, sweet in character, it travels through the Spleen, Stomach, Liver meridians to dissolve food stagnation and activate blood. Honey (Feng-mi) rounds out the formula as the harmonizing herb, working to moisten the lung and harmonize the formula and moderate the overall properties. Working as one, the formula promote the flow of qi and blood and soften blood vessels, thereby targeting the blood and qi pattern that underlies the complaint.