Tangerine Pith and Bitter Orange Tea

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Tangerine Pith and Bitter Orange Tea

Chinese Name: 橘络枳实茶

Formula

5 grams of orange pith, 5 grams of Zhi Shi, 10 grams of loofah pith, 5 grams of Chai Hu, and honey to taste.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Place the above herbs in a clay pot, add 2 cups of water, and simmer until reduced to 1 cup. Add a small amount of honey to taste, and it is ready.

Efficacy

Relieves vomiting and alleviates pain. Suitable for acute gastritis.

Usage

Drink warm as a tea substitute at any time; take one dose daily.

Commentary

Orange pith acts as the chief herb, providing the main thrust of the formula. Zhi Shi (Zhi-shi) acts as the deputy ingredient, bitter, pungent, sour-cool in property, acting through the Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine meridians to break qi and reduce distension. Loofah pith lends further support to the chief action. Chai Hu (Chai-hu) (soothe the liver and raise yang), joined by honey to taste (moisten the lung and harmonize the formula), handle subsidiary symptoms and temper the main action. No dedicated envoy herb appears in this recipe, the actions being balanced among the active ingredients themselves. The overall effect is to relieve vomiting and alleviate pain, restoring balance within the acute gastritis framework.

Tangerine Pith and Bitter Orange Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Relieves vomiting and alleviates pain. Suitable for acute gastritis.

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