Ginger and jujube tea if used to dispel dampness can be combined with Coix Seed, Poria and other Chinese herbs that have the effect of dispelling dampness. However, Chinese medicine tea is different from decoction, its medicinal effect can not be fully realized.
Ginger is pungent in flavor, slightly warm in nature, and belongs to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of relieving cold (removing cold from the muscle surface), warming and stopping vomiting (treating vomiting caused by stomach cold by warming the spleen and stomach), resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and detoxifying fishes and crabs. It is mainly used for the treatment of wind-cold cold, cold stomach and vomiting, cold phlegm cough, etc. It can also be used for fish and crab poisoning.
Jujube is sweet in flavor, warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen, stomach and heart meridians. It has the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), nourishing blood and tranquilizing the mind. It is mainly used in the treatment of spleen deficiency with little food, loose stools (thin and unformed feces), and dirty agitation in women (upset and depression, sadness and wanting to cry for no reason).
Ginger and jujube together have the effect of tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, etc. The effect of eliminating dampness of the two together is not obvious, and clinically it is recommended to cooperate with traditional Chinese medicines that have the effect of eliminating dampness, such as Coix Seed and Poria.
Job’s tears are sweet, light, cool in nature, and have the effect of promoting water seepage and permeability of dampness, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea. Poria is sweet and light in flavor, and flat in nature. Poria is sweet, light and flat in nature, and has the effect of promoting water seepage and dampness (promoting the flow of water to dispel dampness), strengthening the spleen and tranquilizing the heart. If the two are combined with ginger and jujube to strengthen the middle and benefit the qi, it can achieve the effect of eliminating dampness. However, unlike decoction, the medicinal effects of tea cannot be fully realized.
If patients have the need to dispel dampness, it is recommended to consult a medical professional and follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.