Post-cold sequelae
As we step into the new year, it also marks the beginning of Minor Cold, meaning temperatures will drop a little further. When yang energy is insufficient and immunity is low, it's easier to catch a cold in this kind of weather.
Colds are often accompanied by a stuffy chest and muscle aches in the shoulders and neck. The "Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders" from the Eastern Han Dynasty first mentioned Guizhi Gancao Tea as a remedy for discomfort caused by external cold. This tea has a bidirectional regulating effect, helping the body balance its internal and external, yin and yang, thus it has been widely used since ancient times. This tea can treat colds caused by wind and cold, as well as the loss of body fluids, palpitations, and shoulder and neck pain after excessive fatigue or sweating. The combination of Guizhi and Gancao warms and supplements qi, calming the heart and is particularly effective for those with shortness of breath, palpitations, and excessive sweating.
Simply prepare 10g of Guizhi and 5g of prepared Gancao. After washing the ingredients, place them in a thermos, add hot water, and steep for 20 minutes before drinking. It can be brewed two or three times; boiling it directly yields better results.
Guizhi, with a pungent and sweet taste and warm nature, enters the heart, lung, and bladder meridians. It can harmonize营卫 (Ying-Wei, two types of qi), induce sweating to relieve muscle stiffness, warm meridians and unblock vessels, and assist Yang in transforming Qi. It is suitable for individuals with cold hands and feet, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, or the early stages of wind-cold type common cold. Gancao, with a sweet taste and neutral nature, enters the heart, lung, spleen, and stomach meridians. It can tonify the spleen and supplement qi, clear heat and detoxify, expel phlegm and stop coughing, relieve spasms and pain, and harmonize the medicinal properties of other herbs.
Fun Fact: Guizhi and Rougui (cinnamon bark) come from the same type of cinnamon tree. Guizhi is the dried young branch, while Rougui is the tree bark. Neither is related to Osmanthus flowers or Longan fruit.
Colds are often accompanied by a stuffy chest and muscle aches in the shoulders and neck. The "Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders" from the Eastern Han Dynasty first mentioned Guizhi Gancao Tea as a remedy for discomfort caused by external cold. This tea has a bidirectional regulating effect, helping the body balance its internal and external, yin and yang, thus it has been widely used since ancient times. This tea can treat colds caused by wind and cold, as well as the loss of body fluids, palpitations, and shoulder and neck pain after excessive fatigue or sweating. The combination of Guizhi and Gancao warms and supplements qi, calming the heart and is particularly effective for those with shortness of breath, palpitations, and excessive sweating.
Simply prepare 10g of Guizhi and 5g of prepared Gancao. After washing the ingredients, place them in a thermos, add hot water, and steep for 20 minutes before drinking. It can be brewed two or three times; boiling it directly yields better results.
Guizhi, with a pungent and sweet taste and warm nature, enters the heart, lung, and bladder meridians. It can harmonize营卫 (Ying-Wei, two types of qi), induce sweating to relieve muscle stiffness, warm meridians and unblock vessels, and assist Yang in transforming Qi. It is suitable for individuals with cold hands and feet, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, or the early stages of wind-cold type common cold. Gancao, with a sweet taste and neutral nature, enters the heart, lung, spleen, and stomach meridians. It can tonify the spleen and supplement qi, clear heat and detoxify, expel phlegm and stop coughing, relieve spasms and pain, and harmonize the medicinal properties of other herbs.
Fun Fact: Guizhi and Rougui (cinnamon bark) come from the same type of cinnamon tree. Guizhi is the dried young branch, while Rougui is the tree bark. Neither is related to Osmanthus flowers or Longan fruit.