Tea of American Ginseng Root and Dwarf Lilyturf Root Tuber (Xi Yang Shen Mai Dong Yin)

Indications

For yin deficiency and internal heat, manifested as chronic cough, dry cough with little sputum, dry and sore throat, dry mouth, or thirst.

Actions

Nourishes yin, moistens the lung, generates body fluids, and quenches thirst.

Ingredients

American Ginseng Root (Xi Yang Shen), 5g;

Coastal Glehnia Root (Bei Sha Shen), 10g;

Fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome (Yu Zhu), 10g;

Dwarf Lilyturf Root Tuber (Mai Dong), 10g.

Put them into boiled water, filter the solid out and drink the liquid with honey.

Contraindications

It is contraindicated for those with cough due to wind-heat or those with profuse white sputum due to lung cold.

Note

Please use this tea under the guidance of a clinician.

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