Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction

Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction,For external heat in the heart causing restlessness, accompanied by red, turbid, and greasy stools.

Formulas Name : Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction

Chinese Name : 清心莲子饮

Drug Formulation

1 liang of lotus seed meat, 1 liang of Poria cocos, half a liang of Amomum villosum, half a liang of Polygala tenuifolia (soaked in water, pulp extracted, processed with ginger, and stir-fried), half a liang of Ophiopogon japonicus (core removed), half a liang of Panax ginseng, 1 fen of Acorus tatarinowii, 1 fen of Plantago seed, 1 fen of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 fen of Alisma orientale, and 1 fen of licorice (lightly roasted).

Source

*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 10.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For external heat in the heart causing restlessness, accompanied by red, turbid, and greasy stools.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, add one handful of lampwick, decoct in water, and take orally.

Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction,*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 10.,For external heat in the heart causing restlessness, accompanied by red, turbid, and greasy stools.

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