Decoction for Generating Body Fluids and Sweet Dew

Decoction for Generating Body Fluids and Sweet Dew,For diabetes insipidus, characterized by numbness in both upper and lower teeth; a stiff, swollen, and painful root of the tongue; inability to swallow food; occasional abdominal distension and loose stools; a yellowish complexion throughout the body; severe yellowing of the eyes; weakness and atrophy of the limbs; a genital area as cold as ice; coldness in the buttocks, lower back, and waist; a sallow complexion; sharp pain under the ribs; frequent sneezing; emotional volatility; and forgetfulness.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Generating Body Fluids and Sweet Dew

Chinese Name : 生津甘露饮子

Drug Formulation

Huoxiang 2 fen, Chaihu 3 fen, Huanglian 3 fen, Muxiang 3 fen, Bai Kuihua 5 fen, Maidong 5 fen, Danggui Shen 5 fen, Lanxiang 5 fen, Bichengjia 1 qian, Raw Gancao 1 qian, Shanzhizi 1 qian, White Cardamom Seed 1 qian, Bai Zhi 1 qian, Lianqiao 1 qian,Turmeric 1 qian, Gypsum 1 qian 2 fen, Apricot Kernel (peeled) 1 qian 5 fen, Wine-processed Phellodendron 1 qian 5 fen, Fried Licorice 2 qian, Wine-processed Anemarrhena 2 qian, Cimicifuga 2 qian, Ginseng 2 qian, Platycodon 3 qian, Whole Scorpion 2 (detoxified).

Source

From *The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix thoroughly with steamed buns soaked in hot water to form a dough, then roll into small tablets. Sun-dry them until half-dry at noon, then crush them into pieces the size of millet grains.

Benefits

For diabetes insipidus, characterized by numbness in both upper and lower teeth; a stiff, swollen, and painful root of the tongue; inability to swallow food; occasional abdominal distension and loose stools; a yellowish complexion throughout the body; severe yellowing of the eyes; weakness and atrophy of the limbs; a genital area as cold as ice; coldness in the buttocks, lower back, and waist; a sallow complexion; sharp pain under the ribs; frequent sneezing; emotional volatility; and forgetfulness.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, swallowed with saliva or washed down with plain hot water; take between meals.

Decoction for Generating Body Fluids and Sweet Dew,From *The Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber*, Volume 1.,For diabetes insipidus, characterized by numbness in both upper and lower teeth; a stiff, swollen, and painful root of the tongue; inability to swallow food; occasional abdominal distension and loose stools; a yellowish complexion throughout the body; severe yellowing of the eyes; weakness and atrophy of the limbs; a genital area as cold as ice; coldness in the buttocks, lower back, and waist; a sallow complexion; sharp pain under the ribs; frequent sneezing; emotional volatility; and forgetfulness.

More Herbs Formulas

Shun Yuan Decoction

Shun Yuan Decoction,From *Yi Jian*.,For heavy menstrual bleeding, intermenstrual bleeding, or excessive blood loss that persists and cannot be stopped.

Atractylodes, Angelica, Cinnamon, and Licorice Decoction

Atractylodes, Angelica, Cinnamon, and Licorice Decoction,*Record of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 12.,For postpartum blood deficiency and lower abdominal pain.

Supreme Antipyretic Pill

Supreme Antipyretic Pill,From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.,Heat pathogens from the Liver Meridian invade the Pericardium, causing heart pain and cries of anguish, making it impossible to rest in bed.

Warming and Tonifying Deer Antler Pills

Warming and Tonifying Deer Antler Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 20.,For deficiency of yang qi, excess of yin qi, and internal cold in bi syndrome, as if emerging from water.

Decoction of Mulberry Leaves

Decoction of Mulberry Leaves,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 2.,For tearing when exposed to the wind, as well as redness, swelling, corneal opacities, and pain in the eyes.

Muxiang-Binlang Pills

Muxiang-Binlang Pills,From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 12.,For internal accumulation of damp-heat and stagnation, manifesting as fullness and oppression in the chest, distension of the flanks, or diarrhea and dysentery accompanied by tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation.All cases of undigested cold food or undissolved food from the previous meal; conditions resembling typhoid fever, with fever, … Read more

Pills for Dissolving Accumulations and Dispersing Masses

Pills for Dissolving Accumulations and Dispersing Masses,*Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 10.,For the five types of accumulation and six types of mass, as well as pain caused by masses and lumps.

Huanglian Jiedu Combined with Ganju Decoction

Huanglian Jiedu Combined with Ganju Decoction,*Pian Yu Dou Zhen*, Volume 6.,If the smallpox has not yet erupted but the fever persists, with restlessness day and night, sores on the mouth and tongue, cracked lips, and a sore throat, this indicates that the toxin is scorching the body from within, and the fever is extremely severe.

Rehmannia Flower Porridge

Rehmannia Flower Porridge,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 188.,For diabetes.

Bamboo Leaf Decoction

Bamboo Leaf Decoction,From *Shuanfan Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Wai Tai*.,Severe heat in the large intestine, fullness in the flanks, and heat in the palms.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Strengthening Bones

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Strengthening Bones,From *Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.,Weakness and Lethargy. Yangming Stomach fire consumes all the kidney yin, leaving the bones hollow and empty; the patient has been bedridden for a long time and is unable to rise.

Throat-Clearing and Lung-Nourishing Decoction

Throat-Clearing and Lung-Nourishing Decoction,*Special Treatise on Measles*.,For children with lingering fever and hoarseness following measles.

Inner Support Supreme Decoction

Inner Support Supreme Decoction,*Zhun Sheng: Pediatrics*, Volume 4.,For children aged 5–6 with a naturally weak constitution who experience high fever, intense thirst, and cough, and in whom smallpox erupts shortly after the appearance of a rash, presenting a rather critical condition.

Guan Eye-Clearing Pills

Guan Eye-Clearing Pills,*Medical Levels*, Volume 8.,For all types of parasitic infestations.

Cunjin Pills

Cunjin Pills,From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 18.,For “Ben Tun” syndrome and pain caused by various hernias.

Pills for Strengthening the Eyes and Improving Vision

Pills for Strengthening the Eyes and Improving Vision,*Clinical Notes on Ophthalmology*.,For central retinal choroiditis (with straight, inverted, or oblique visual symptoms). The eyes are painless and not red; there are no visible abnormalities, but objects appear distorted.

Ma-Gui Decoction

Ma-Gui Decoction,*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.,For typhoid fever, epidemic diseases, yin-type summer heat, and malaria—whenever yin-cold qi prevails and the pathogenic factors cannot be dispelled.

Malaria Pill

Malaria Pill,From *Lingnan Health Formulas*, Middle Volume.,For “Qi-Malaaria” and “Dietary-Malaaria.” “Qi-Malaaria” refers to a mass of stagnant qi in the chest and flanks, which may result from emotional fluctuations or from accumulated pathogenic factors; “Dietary-Malaaria” refers to malaria caused by dietary factors damaging the spleen.

Oat Paste

Oat Paste,*Li Ye*.,Swelling and pain in the parotid gland.

Zhonghe Lingbao Decoction

Zhonghe Lingbao Decoction,*The Red Water Mystic Pearl*, Volume 18.,In cases of dual-pathogen cold damage, presenting with headache, aversion to cold, fever, and dryness of the mouth and tongue.

Worm-Dissolving Pills

Worm-Dissolving Pills,From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 6.,For men, women, and children who have long suffered from ascaris-induced chest constriction, as well as various worms such as the “cunbai,” and who have a habit of eating tea, rice, mud, or charcoal; who exhibit a sallow complexion and emaciation; whose pain subsides but symptoms persist, making … Read more

Decoction for Preventing Dizziness

Decoction for Preventing Dizziness,*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 3.,Dizziness.

Qianjin Shegan Decoction

Qianjin Shegan Decoction,*A Hundred Questions on Infants and Children*, Volume 6.,For a child’s cough accompanied by wheezing like the call of a water rail.

Enhanced Nourishing the Organs Decoction

Enhanced Nourishing the Organs Decoction,From *De Xiao*, Volume 6.,Recurrent Dysentery. Caused by excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and roasted or braised foods, leading to dysentery that flares up unpredictably.

Five Bupleurum Decoction

Five Bupleurum Decoction,From *The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.,Deficiency of central qi, failure to dispel external pathogens; typhoid fever, malaria, smallpox.