Bites · Everyday TCM · Pain & Injuries · Tea · About 10 minutes
Mulberry twig (桑枝, Sang Zhi) is a short kitchen steep used to move blood and support joint circulation between gout flares.
In brief
Mulberry twig tea (桑枝茶) is educational food therapy to move blood and support joint circulation. Steep about 10 grams (four or five pieces) in boiling water for 10 minutes. Drink two or three times a week.
Recipe
Place 10 grams of mulberry twig (four or five pieces) in a mug. Add boiling water and steep for 10 minutes.
Add honey to taste if you like, then sip.
Try today Steep 10 grams of mulberry twig in boiling water for 10 minutes this week.
Next step
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Kitchen recipes are educational, not personal medical advice. Book a consult for recurrent gout or a hot, swollen joint.
FAQs
Mulberry twig is used to move blood through the joints. That quality makes it unsuitable in pregnancy without physician guidance, so we keep a hard educational caution.
Two or three times a week is the kitchen habit on this page. It is not a daily medicine dose.
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