Lophatherum Leaf Tea
Ingredients
- Lophatherum leaf (danzhuye) 5–10 g (start with 5 g for daily use)
Principle
Cold and sweet– bland; enters heart, stomach, and small intestine. Clears heat, drains fire, relieves irritability and thirst, and promotes urination to unbind lin. Some sources conflate lophatherum with bamboo leaf (Phyllostachys); effects overlap but sources differ—confirm herb identity (syndrome differentiation required).
Effects & uses
For heart fire or damp–heat excess: summer irritability and thirst, mouth sores, scant burning dark urine; may assist heat lin with painful urination (syndrome differentiation required). Not a substitute for antibiotics or standard care.
Method
- Steep 5–10 g in a cup with boiling water, lid on 5–10 minutes; may reinfuse 2–3 times.
How to use
- Drink warm as tea, one dose per day; do not use continuously long-term—stop when symptoms ease.
Caution
Avoid with cold spleen–stomach deficiency or yin deficiency with fire (cold limbs, loose stools, or dry mouth, night sweats, hot palms/soles). Use cautiously in pregnancy. Not a substitute for medication.
Source
Shanghai Health Commission (Zhongshan Hospital); China Medical Information Query Platform; People’s Daily Health summaries. Pending manual verification.