The five "poisons" that are most likely to accumulate in our bodies - cold, dampness, qi, blood, and phlegm are like time bombs hidden in the body, which can make people dizzy and cause various chronic diseases at worst. Today I will tell you about the five accumulations left by the ancestors, this recipe comes from the Song Dynasty's "Taiping Huimin and Pharmacy Bureau Formula", which is like doing a "general cleaning" for the body, packing and taking away all the five poisons.

Let's talk about the "four musketeers" who deal with cold poison: ephedra, cinnamon twig, angelica, and dried ginger. Nowadays, when people blow air conditioners in summer and wear single clothes in winter, the cold air drills into their bodies like thieves. These four herbs are like adding a "thermal underwear" to the body, ephedra opens the pores to let the cold have a way out, cinnamon twig warms the meridians, angelica relieves headaches, and dried ginger warms the spleen and stomach. There is a courier brother who always says that his knees are cold in winter, and after drinking the tea with this set of medicines, he feels his knees hot in half a month.

Let's talk about the "four gentlemen" who dissolve phlegm and dampness: tangerine peel, pinellia, atractylodes, and poria. If you always feel that your throat is slimy, and the tongue coating is thick enough to scrape off the lower layer of white frost in the morning, and the stool is always sticking to the toilet, then the phlegm is damp. These four herbs are like "cleaners" in the body, tangerine peel regulates qi and dissolves phlegm, pinellia dryness and dampness dissolves phlegm, atractylodes removes moisture, and poria turns moisture into urine and excretes. An aunt had a lot of phlegm for a long time, and after drinking a tea substitute containing these four herbs, she said that her throat was much clearer two weeks later.

The "three sisters" of blood nourishment and detoxification - angelica, chuanxiong, and white peony also have to be talked about. Blood poison is like silt in the river, which can make the face dark and menstrual blood clots. Angelica nourishes blood, Chuanxiong activates blood, white peony nourishes blood, and the combination of three herbs is like a "dredging" of blood vessels. There was a girl who always delayed her menstruation and drank a decoction containing these three herbs, and her cycle was normal after two months.

Finally, let's talk about the "three brothers" of rational qi: orange husk, magnolia, and platycodon . If you always feel stuffy in your chest and want to sigh, it is blocked. The orange husk breaks the qi and dissipates the accumulation, the magnolia is full of qi, the platycodon declares lung ventilation, and the combination of the three herbs is like installing an "exhaust fan" for the body. An old gentleman always said that his stomach was bloated, and after drinking the tea with this group of medicines, he felt that his stomach was loose after three days.

The best thing about this recipe is "group combat": the cold poison dissipates, the dampness goes, the qi and blood are passed, the phlegm is gone, the qi is smooth, and the five poisons are cleared, and the body is naturally relaxed. However, I would like to remind everyone that traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to syndrome differentiation and treatment, and it is best to find a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to adjust the dosage according to the physique, just like refueling a car, you have to choose the right label.