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Pleasant to the palate, it strengthens the spleen, helps relieve rheumatoid arthritis, combats diarrhoea, lung abscesses, lobar pneumonia and appendicitis, and, because it has a tendency to convert moisture within the body, is a great help to all those who have difficulty in urination. | Pleasant to the palate, it strengthens the spleen, helps relieve rheumatoid arthritis, combats diarrhoea, lung abscesses, lobar pneumonia and appendicitis, and, because it has a tendency to convert moisture within the body, is a great help to all those who have difficulty in urination. | ||
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| + | ==Pearl Barley Tea (薏仁茶 yìrén chá/意洣查 yìmí chá)== | ||
| − | + | Dosage (服 fù). | |
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Mix a quarter-ounce of pearl barley with two cups of water; boil until half the liquid remains; drain off the sediment; and drink morning and evening. Soya sauce can be added to give more flavour. | Mix a quarter-ounce of pearl barley with two cups of water; boil until half the liquid remains; drain off the sediment; and drink morning and evening. Soya sauce can be added to give more flavour. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | + | Taoist Ways of Healing page 149 | |
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| − | [[Category:Chinese Medicine]] | + | [[Category:Chinese Medicine]][[Category:Herbal therapy]] |
Latest revision as of 20:13, 12 March 2017
Pearl Barley (薏仁 yìrén/意洣 yìmí)
Pleasant to the palate, it strengthens the spleen, helps relieve rheumatoid arthritis, combats diarrhoea, lung abscesses, lobar pneumonia and appendicitis, and, because it has a tendency to convert moisture within the body, is a great help to all those who have difficulty in urination.
Pearl Barley Tea (薏仁茶 yìrén chá/意洣查 yìmí chá)
Dosage (服 fù). Mix a quarter-ounce of pearl barley with two cups of water; boil until half the liquid remains; drain off the sediment; and drink morning and evening. Soya sauce can be added to give more flavour.
References
Taoist Ways of Healing page 149
