Wheatgrass Tea: Nourishing the Heart and Calming the Mind

　　Wheatgrass Tea

　　Introduction to Wheatgrass Tea:

　　Wheatgrass is sweet, salty, and cool in nature. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", it can "nourish qi, eliminate heat, stop spontaneous sweating and night sweats." Poria cocos has both red and white varieties. "Annotations on Compendium of Materia Medica" points out that "white Poria cocos tonifies, while red Poria cocos stimulates." This tea is best made with white Poria cocos to calm the mind, nourish the spleen and stomach. It contains β-pachyman and triterpenoid compounds such as acetyl pachymic acid, pachymic acid, and 3β-hydroxy-lanosta-8,24-dien-21-oic acid. Intraperitoneal injection of Poria cocos extract has diuretic effects on normal rabbits. Its ethanol extract can initially increase and then decrease blood sugar levels in rabbits. It has a sedative effect on mice. It has a preventive effect on experimental ulcers in rats. And it has an inhibitory effect on isolated frog hearts. By combining wheatgrass, which tonifies qi and stops sweating, with Poria cocos, which calms the mind, and dwarf lilyturf, which clears the heart, this tea can replenish heart qi, stop excessive sweating, and consolidate deficiency.

　　Ingredients of Wheatgrass Tea:

　　[Source] "Food Medicinal and Formulas"

　　[Composition] 30g of wheatgrass, 9g each of Poria cocos and dwarf lilyturf.

　　[Function] Nourish the heart and calm the mind.

　　[Treatment] Palpitations, spontaneous sweating, night sweats.

　　[Method] According to the above proportions, grind the ingredients into coarse powder. Take 50g, put it in a thermos, pour in half a bottle of boiling water, tighten the cap, and after 20 minutes, drink the tea as desired.

　　[Precautions] Avoid use for those with deficiency-cold patterns.

　　In "Food Medicinal and Formulas", in addition to the above formula for treating palpitations, spontaneous sweating, and night sweats, there is another formula using 30g of wheatgrass, 30g of adlay, and 9g of dried peach. It is decocted in water and taken twice a day. All three ingredients in this formula have astringent properties, so it is more effective in treating spontaneous sweating and night sweats.

　　Notes:

        Do not take dwarf lilyturf tea for those with deficiency-cold patterns, diarrhea due to spleen and stomach deficiency, phlegm-dampness, or cold and cough caused by sudden wind-cold.

　　Recommended combination: Dwarf lilyturf is suitable to be combined with corn silk, mulberry leaves, and green tea.

　　Brewing method: Take 5-8 pieces and place them in a cup, moisten with a little hot water before drinking.

　　Flower meaning: Dwarf lilyturf relieves heat and quenches thirst.