Three-Juice Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic bronchitis of the “phlegm-heat obstructing the lungs” type, characterized by coughing and wheezing; yellowish-turbid or white, sticky phlegm that is difficult to expectorate; inability to lie flat; chest tightness; fever; dry and sore throat; dry stools; yellow urine; a red tongue with a yellow coating; and a slippery, rapid pulse.
Three-Juice Drink
Herbal Tea Name: Three-Juice Drink
Chinese Name: 三汁饮
Formula
500 grams of raw radish, 300 grams of raw pear, and 200 grams of raw water chestnuts.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Wash the raw daikon radish, raw pear, and raw water chestnuts; chop them finely with the skin on, place them in a juicer to extract the juice, and strain through clean cheesecloth to complete.
Efficacy
Clears heat and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic bronchitis of the “phlegm-heat obstructing the lungs” type, characterized by coughing and wheezing; yellowish-turbid or white, sticky phlegm that is difficult to expectorate; inability to lie flat; chest tightness; fever; dry and sore throat; dry stools; yellow urine; a red tongue with a yellow coating; and a slippery, rapid pulse.
Usage
Divide into morning, noon, and evening doses; consume the entire amount on the same day.
Commentary
Raw radish serves as the monarch (chief) herb. Pungent, sweet-cool in property, its action follows the Lung, Spley, Stomach meridians, and works to move qi and resolve phlegm. Raw pear (Li) acts as the deputy ingredient, sweet, slightly sour-cool in property, acting through the Lung, Stomach meridians to moisten the lung and clear heat. Raw water chestnuts complement it, working to clear heat and generate fluids. Without a separate harmonizing herb, the herbal tea formula balance is achieved through the mutual tempering of its active ingredients. Collectively, the combination clear heat and resolve phlegm, addressing the phlegm-heat and phlegm pattern responsible for coughing and wheezing, yellowish-turbid or white.