Sedative and Sleep-Aiding Formula 8
1 section fresh lotus root, 1 pear. Wash the lotus root, remove the nodes and outer skin; peel and core the pear, then chop and squeeze juice separately using clean gauze. Combine both juices and drink as tea.
Lotus root has different effects when raw versus cooked. Cooked lotus root is sweet and warm, best for the heart and spleen, strengthens the spleen, promotes digestion, enriches blood, and nourishes the heart. Raw lotus root is sweet and cold, capable of clearing heat, relieving irritability, cooling blood, and dispersing stasis. Both possess sedative effects. This formula uses raw lotus root to clear heat and calm the spirit, combined with pear juice, which clears heat and resolves phlegm, forming a formula that clears heat, resolves phlegm, relieves irritability, and calms the spirit. Regular consumption improves sleep quality in individuals with heat-related insomnia, especially effective for those suffering from upper-jiao phlegm-heat causing restlessness, thirst, cough, phlegm production, and insomnia.
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