Atractylodes macrocephala has the effect of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, dispelling wind and dispersing cold (eliminating wind evil and dispersing cold evil), and chicken yat vine has the effect of eliminating food and strengthening the stomach (promoting digestion of food and strengthening the function of the stomach and internal organs), resolving phlegm and relieving cough, etc. The two of them can be used together to make water and drink it instead of tea to strengthen the spleen and resolve the accumulation of efficacy.
1. Atractylodes macrocephala: the source of the drug is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala or Atractylodes macrocephala of the Asteraceae family, which is pungent, bitter and warm in nature, and is attributed to the spleen, stomach and liver meridians, with the effect of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen and dispersing wind and cold, and can be used for dampness obstruction of the middle jiao (dampness obstructing the function of the spleen and stomach), wind-dampness and dampness paralysis, wind-cold and dampness table evidence, night blindness, and eye fainting and astringency. Attention to Yin deficiency, internal heat, Qi deficiency sweating people should not be used.
2. Chickweed vine: its drug source is the above-ground parts and roots of the plant Chickweed vine, family Rubiaceae, which is sweet, bitter, slightly cold in nature, with the effect of eliminating food and stomach, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, clearing away heat and detoxification (clearing away heat and toxicity in the body), and relieving pain, it can be used for food and dietary stagnation, hot phlegm, coughing, heat and diarrhea, sore throat. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear.
To summarize, Cangzhu and Chicken Vine in tea has the effects of strengthening the spleen and drying dampness (strengthening the spleen and getting rid of dampness), eliminating food and strengthening the stomach, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. However, it should be noted that the Chinese herbs brewed tea to drink, its active ingredients precipitation is limited, not a substitute for drug therapy, so if you are not feeling well, you should go to the hospital, under the guidance of a physician to standardize the treatment, do not unauthorized use of medication.