Saliva-Generating Four-Ingredient Decoction

Saliva-Generating Four-Ingredient Decoction,Upper-body wasting syndrome, characterized by thirst and a desire to drink tea; yet after drinking, the thirst returns.

Formulas Name : Saliva-Generating Four-Ingredient Decoction

Chinese Name : 生津四物汤

Drug Formulation

Chuanxiong 8 fen, Angelica sinensis root 1 qian, Raw Rehmannia root 1 qian (washed with wine), Anemarrhena rhizome 1 qian, White Peony root 1 qian (steamed in a paper-wrapped water bath), Ophiopogon tuber (core removed) 1 qian, Coptis rhizome 8 fen, Black plum flesh 5 fen, Trichosanthes root 7 fen, Peppermint 5 fen, Euryale seed 5 fen, Sichuan Phellodendron bark (honey-fried) 5 fen, Fried licorice root 5 fen.

Source

*The Iron Mirror of Pediatrics*, Volume 5.

Benefits

Upper-body wasting syndrome, characterized by thirst and a desire to drink tea; yet after drinking, the thirst returns.

Saliva-Generating Four-Ingredient Decoction,*The Iron Mirror of Pediatrics*, Volume 5.,Upper-body wasting syndrome, characterized by thirst and a desire to drink tea; yet after drinking, the thirst returns.

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