Cold/ coughing/fatigue due to cold
- Relieve fatigue by harmonizing Qi and blood (after exercise)
- Treating cold /coughing
- Tired heart
- Impaired Qi / blood
- After major illness
- Qi deficiency
- Excessive sweating
Tradition
All herbs work to warm, protect the body’s energy, increase blood circulation, reduce inflammation, and aid digestion, making it an overall fatigue-relieving, respiratory relieving, and immune boosting remedy
Unlike general cold medicines, it does not cause drowsiness and has no side effects, and ginger, cinnamon, etc. warm the body and interfere with the immune system activity, so Ssanghwa Tang is an effective herbal medicine.
Modern studies
Changes in body temperature, reduces inflammation, and improves circulation.
In general, it is a supplement to energize the body when the body’s energy is exhausted. It is effective for tiredness and cold symptoms
Inhibition of platelet aggregation and improvement of blood circulation have been proven for the active ingredients of Ssanghwa Tang, glycyrrhizin, cinnamic acid, paeoniflorin, 6-gingerol, puerarin, and decursin, and it is said that the absorption rate of glycyrrhizin and paeoniflorin, which are glycosides, is increased due to the loss of sugar to aglycones during fermentation.
There are other teas in other countries that have similar effects, such as the French banshee. It’s a winter tea that’s primarily consumed in Europe and the northeastern United States. It is made by boiling wine with fruits such as orange, lemon, and apple, and spices such as cinnamon, vanilla, ginger, and cloves. The vitamins and nutrients in the fruit help boost immunity, prevent colds, and relieve fatigue. In fact, studies of soldiers and athletes who experience intense physical stress in cold climates have shown that vitamin C reduces the risk of developing a cold by 50 percent.
Herbs
- Four herbal tang (tonify blood)
- Bai shao: Whitening skin, stop pain by relieving excessive tension in nerves or muscles – hemostatic & analgesic
- Shu di huang: Tonify blood
- Dang gui: Tonify blood/circulation, anti-cancer, reduce blood pressure, anti-pain, constipation, relieve blood stag.
- Chuan Xiong: Pain relief, headache, activate Liver function, notify blood
- Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang (excessive sweating)
- Huang Qi: Stop cold sweats, treat abscess
- Gui zhi: Activate the Spleen/Stomach functions. Improve digestion, flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhea
- Sheng Jiang: Indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, blood circulation
- Da zao: Strengthen the Stomach, notify deficiency, comfort abdomen, protect the Spleen, tonify Qi, harmoniously blending the properties of all herbs
- Gan cao