Shan Shen and Mai Dong Decoction

Shan Shen and Mai Dong Decoction,For dryness injuring the lung and stomach, or deficiency of yin and body fluids in the lung and stomach, manifesting as a dry throat and thirst, or fever, or a dry cough with scant phlegm. Currently used for conditions such as tracheitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleurisy, and chronic pharyngitis that involve injury to the yin of the lung and stomach.

Formulas Name : Shan Shen and Mai Dong Decoction

Chinese Name : 沙参麦冬汤

Drug Formulation

3 qian of Saponaria root, 2 qian of Polygonatum, 1 qian of raw licorice, 1 qian 5 fen of winter mulberry leaves, 3 qian of Ophiopogon, 1 qian 5 fen of raw mung beans, and 1 qian 5 fen of pollen.

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 1).

Benefits

For dryness injuring the lung and stomach, or deficiency of yin and body fluids in the lung and stomach, manifesting as a dry throat and thirst, or fever, or a dry cough with scant phlegm. Currently used for conditions such as tracheitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleurisy, and chronic pharyngitis that involve injury to the yin of the lung and stomach.

Instructions for Use

Boil 5 cups of water until reduced to 2 cups; take twice daily.

Shan Shen and Mai Dong Decoction,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 1).,For dryness injuring the lung and stomach, or deficiency of yin and body fluids in the lung and stomach, manifesting as a dry throat and thirst, or fever, or a dry cough with scant phlegm. Currently used for conditions such as tracheitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, pleurisy, and chronic pharyngitis that involve injury to the yin of the lung and stomach.

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