Jing Si Herbal Tea

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A herbal tea containing eight traditional herbal medicines (THMs), including wormwood, fish needle grass, Ophiopogon japonicas, houttuynia cordata, platycodon, licorice, perilla leaves, and chrysanthemum, with potential anti-inflammatory activity and that can be used to improve fatigue. Upon oral administration, Jin Si herbal tea may improve the feeling of fatigue and weakness in patients with cancer as well as other diseases, such as inflammatory arthritis. Jing Si herbal tea may be able to block the binding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) to human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), thereby reducing the penetration ability of of SARS-CoV-2 into human host cells. In addition, Jing Si may affect blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, the human gut microbiota and may reduce inflammatory mediators.

**Synonyms:** - JSHT - Jing Si Herbal Drink - Jing Si Tea