Rejuvenate Your Body and Mind with Codonopsis and Angelica Tea

As people enter middle and old age, their bodies gradually weaken, their flexibility decreases, and their movements become slower. Memory also begins to decline, and this is considered a normal phenomenon as one ages. Both the bones and the brain will age. The aging process is mostly due to insufficient nourishment of the organs and a decrease in function due to the inability to undergo timely metabolism. Below, I will introduce a herbal tea that can easily solve this problem for everyone.

【Tea Name】

Codonopsis and Angelica Tea

【Tea Ingredients】

White Atractylodes 9g, Ginseng, Angelica, Rehmannia each 5g, Licorice (roasted) 3g, Red Dates 3 pieces, Ginger 2 slices.

【Preparation Method】

Crush the White Atractylodes, Ginseng, Angelica, Rehmannia, and roasted Licorice together, and put them in a small tea bag made of double-layer gauze. Tie the bag tightly. Put the tea bag in a teapot, then add the Red Dates and Ginger. Pour in about 1000ml of boiling water, cover the teapot, and let it simmer for about 30 minutes. The tea can be consumed throughout the day, and it is more effective when consumed on an empty stomach.

【Effects and Benefits】

The main effects of this tea are tonifying the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and nourishing blood, nourishing the five organs, and strengthening the bones. It is also suitable for symptoms such as pale complexion, chest tightness, shortness of breath, weak voice, restless sleep, frequent dreams, insomnia, fatigue, and memory decline caused by weak spleen and stomach, and deficiency of qi and blood.

Ginseng can replenish vital energy, generate body fluids, calm the mind, and enhance intelligence; White Atractylodes is a good medicine for invigorating the spleen and stomach, with various effects such as tonifying the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi, stopping sweating, and promoting diuresis; Angelica can nourish and activate the blood, moisturize the intestines, and strengthen the body; Rehmannia is sweet in taste, mild in nature, and can nourish the liver and kidneys, replenish blood and nourish yin, supplement essence, and improve weak conditions. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that it can "fill the bone marrow, grow muscles, and generate essence and blood. It can supplement insufficiency caused by internal injuries to the five organs, promote blood circulation, improve hearing and vision, and darken hair"; Licorice can invigorate the spleen and stomach and detoxify.

In addition, Red Dates are sweet in taste and warm in nature, and can invigorate the spleen, replenish the middle, nourish qi and blood, calm the mind, and Ginger is warm in nature, with a pungent and spicy taste. It can warm the spleen and stomach and assist in promoting yang energy. They can promote the absorption of qi and blood tonic herbs by the body, thus achieving the effect of replenishing and nourishing the middle.

If you feel that there are too many ingredients in this herbal formula, you can also use only White Atractylodes, Angelica, and Rehmannia. In addition to making tea, you can also cook porridge. The specific method is as follows: Add about 300ml of water to the pot with the above ingredients, simmer over low heat until the water is reduced by half, and collect the juice. Then, use the same method to simmer and collect the juice again. Combine the two batches of herbal juice, and cook them together with 100g of rice in a clay pot, adding 500-600ml of water. Cook it into porridge.

【Contraindications】

This formula is not suitable for people with dampness in their bodies, regardless of whether they have a damp-heat constitution or a phlegm-damp constitution. People with abdominal distension and a feeling of blocked qi should also avoid drinking it. The qi and blood tonifying effect of this tea can generate body fluids and assist in dampness, as well as aggravate qi stagnation, making the symptoms more severe.