Two-Seed Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Two-Seed Decoction

Chinese Name: 二仁饮

Formula

30 g walnut kernels, 15 g Amomum villosum, 15 g brown sugar

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Wash the Yizhi, sun-dry or oven-dry it, and grind it into an extremely fine powder. Wash the walnut kernels, sun-dry them, then place them in a pan and roast them over low heat until dry. Grind them into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the Yizhi powder and brown sugar, and the preparation is complete

Efficacy

Nourishes the kidneys and consolidates essence. Suitable for childhood enuresis caused by deficient kidney qi

Usage

Take one dose in the morning and one in the evening

Commentary

Taking Amomum villosum (Sha-ren) as the chief herb, the formula draws on its pungent flavor and warm property: it channels into the Spleen, Stomach, Kidney meridians and works to move qi, warm the middle and resolve dampness. Walnut kernels (He-tao-ren) take the deputy (minister) role; warm and sweet in character, it travels through the Kidney, Lung, Large Intestine meridians to tonify the kidney, warm the lung and moisten the intestines. Finally, brown sugar (Hong-tang) serves as the envoy herb, harmonizing the whole; its role is to warm the middle, activate blood and harmonize the formula and coordinate the herbs. Working as one, the formula nourish the kidneys and consolidates essence, thereby targeting the qi pattern that underlies the complaint.

Two-Seed Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the kidneys and consolidates essence. Suitable for childhood enuresis caused by deficient kidney qi

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