Sāng Jì Shēng – 桑寄生 (Taxilli Herba) – Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampess
Did you know Sāng Jì Shēng – 桑寄生 is often used to make a dessert tea that boost yin and blood?
This is very popular for pregnant women as well as post-partum women.
Photo: Sang Ji Sheng egg tea
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Ingredients:
Eggs
Sang Ji Sheng
*Optional Herb Mixture Variations- (book an appointment for appropriate dosing & diagnosis)
Wu Yi Tea (Wu Yi Cha, 武夷茶)
Mulberry Mistletoe Stems (Sang Ji Sheng, 桑寄生)
Dried Lotus Seed
Yi Mu Cao (Herba Leonuri)
Rehmannia Root/Chinese Foxglove Root (Shu Di Huang, 熟地黄)
Dried Orange Peel (Chen Pi, 陈皮)
Dried Longan (Long Yan Rou, 龍眼肉)
Chinese Angelica Root (Dang Gui, 当归)
Szechuan Lovage Root (Chuan Xiong,川芎)
Shelled Chestnuts (Mi Zao, 蜜棗)
Method:
1. Soak herbs for 20 min.
2. Boil herbs for 30 min.
3. While herbs are boiling, cook hard boil eggs in a separate pot.
4. Remove shell from hard boil eggs and addt hem into the boiling herb tea to allow them to absorb some flavor, reduce boil to a medium-low and leave for about half an hour.
5. Add sweetener to taste and serve 1 cup cold or warm with 1 egg.
