Today, we're going to introduce two amazing herbs: Bupleuri Radix and Paeoniae Alba Radix. Normally, if you use these two herbs to make herbal tea, there are numerous benefits. They can soothe the liver, nourish yin, replenish qi, and enrich blood. If you have chloasma on your face, which is caused by qi and blood deficiency combined with liver qi stagnation, drinking the herbal tea made from these two herbs will yield remarkable results.
Moreover, these two herbs are not only effective against chloasma. To some extent, they can also clear heat and remove toxins, as well as strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach.
Let's start with Bupleuri Radix. This herb specifically enters the liver meridian and has a particularly powerful effect of soothing the liver and relieving stagnation. If you usually feel pain and distension in the chest and hypochondrium, as if there's a blockage of qi making you feel extremely uncomfortable; or if you have irregular menstruation, with your period coming at unpredictable times; or if you're often in a bad mood, emotionally depressed, and prone to getting angry; or if you experience breast tenderness that hurts at the slightest touch, Bupleuri Radix can play a certain role in regulating these conditions.
Now, let's look at Paeoniae Alba Radix. It also has many functions. It can nourish blood, restrain yin, soothe the liver, relieve pain, and subdue hyperactive liver yang.
When Bupleuri Radix and Paeoniae Alba Radix are used in combination, the effect is even more amazing. Bupleuri Radix has a dispersing effect, which can disperse the stagnant liver qi. Paeoniae Alba Radix has a收敛 (restraining) effect, which can stabilize and preserve yin and blood. One disperses, and the other restrains. They cooperate and complement each other. When using Bupleuri Radix to soothe the liver, it won't damage yin and blood. When using Paeoniae Alba Radix to restrain yin, it won't cause qi stagnation. These two herbs work in harmony, and their effect on regulating chloasma caused by liver qi stagnation is truly excellent.
Therefore, if you're currently troubled by chloasma, you might as well try making herbal tea with Bupleuri Radix and Paeoniae Alba Radix. Maybe it will bring you unexpected surprises!
