Tea Leaves … Classic Formulas
Cha Ye · Folium Camelliae Sinensis
Primary Actions
- Promotes digestion and resolves phlegm ... Cha Ye is used when greasy food, food stagnation, or phlegm-turbidity cloud the chest and middle burner.
- Relieves thirst and refreshes the mind ... medicinal tea-leaf use includes headache, somnolence, warm-weather heaviness, and sluggish mental clarity.
- Induces urination and removes toxicity ... older indications include sores, boils, diarrhea, mouth odor, and superficial heat-toxin states.
Classic Formulas
- Simple tea decoction or powder use ... the main medicinal lane rather than ornate named formulas.
- Cha Ye with Ju Hua or Bo He ... traditional tea-style pairings for head, eye, and surface heat.
- Cha Ye with Chen Pi ... practical use after greasy food when stagnation, phlegm, and heaviness dominate.
Classical Text References
- Traditional herbology describes Cha Ye as bitter, sweet, and cool, entering the Heart, Lung, and Stomach to promote digestion, resolve phlegm, relieve thirst, and induce urination.
- Classical cautions specifically note insomnia as a setting where tea leaves may aggravate rather than help.