Decoction for Clearing the Upper and Nourishing the Middle

Decoction for Clearing the Upper and Nourishing the Middle,For swelling and pain in the throat in individuals with a constitutional weakness, or in those who have experienced diarrhea due to excessive intake of cooling medications.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing the Upper and Nourishing the Middle

Chinese Name : 清上养中汤

Drug Formulation

2 qian of minor licorice, 2 qian of platycodon, 1 qian of scrophularia, 1 qian of angelica, 1 qian of scutellaria, 8 fen of tangerine peel (white pith removed), 8 fen of white atractylodes (root tip removed), 8 fen of white poria (skin removed), 8 fen of ophiopogon (core removed), 8 fen of forsythia, 8 fen of ginseng, 8 fen of saposhnikovia, 8 fen of honeysuckle.

Source

From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 6.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients to make one dose.

Benefits

For swelling and pain in the throat in individuals with a constitutional weakness, or in those who have experienced diarrhea due to excessive intake of cooling medications.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take frequently between meals.

Decoction for Clearing the Upper and Nourishing the Middle,From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 6.,For swelling and pain in the throat in individuals with a constitutional weakness, or in those who have experienced diarrhea due to excessive intake of cooling medications.

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