Fourteen-Ingredient Jianzhong Decoction

Fourteen-Ingredient Jianzhong Decoction,Deficiency of qi and blood; chronic deficiency of the spleen and kidneys; emaciation due to deficiency; pale, sallow complexion; shortness of breath and a preference for lying down; cold hands and feet; profuse night sweats; startled awakenings during sleep; frequent, loose stools; and free-flowing urination; kidney-deficiency-induced low back pain, with inability to turn over in bed.Insufficiency of the Nourishing and Defensive Qi, damage to both viscera and zang-fu organs, chronic exhaustion and debility, emaciation, shortness of breath and a tendency to lie down, alternating chills and fever with headache, coughing and shortness of breath, vomiting of phlegm and froth, cold hands and feet, pale and sallow complexion, tightness in the lower abdomen, and pain in all joints;profuse night sweats, startled awakenings during sleep, free-flowing urination, frequent bowel movements; extreme blood loss leading to a sagging heart and dark complexion; kidney deficiency causing low back pain and an inability to turn over in bed; a preference for lying down and general weakness; yin-syndrome rashes accompanied by severe chills and a faint pulse; deficiency of central qi in typhoid fever, manifested by a weak and large pulse, and all types of deficiency-related rashes.

Formulas Name : Fourteen-Ingredient Jianzhong Decoction

Chinese Name : 十四味建中汤

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis (root stalk removed, soaked in wine, and dried in an oven), Paeonia lactiflora (coarsely chopped), Atractylodes macrocephala (coarsely chopped and washed), Glycyrrhiza uralensis (roasted), Panax ginseng (root stalk removed), Ophiopogon japonicus (core removed), Ligusticum chuanxiong (thoroughly washed), Cinnamomum cassia (coarse bark removed), Aconitum carmichaeli (processed, skin and navel removed), Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight), Pinellia (washed in boiling water 7 times), Astragalus (roasted), Poria (peeled), Prepared Rehmannia (washed to remove soil, steamed in wine overnight, and dried in an oven)—each in equal parts.

Source

*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (New Formulas Added in Baoqing).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

Deficiency of qi and blood; chronic deficiency of the spleen and kidneys; emaciation due to deficiency; pale, sallow complexion; shortness of breath and a preference for lying down; cold hands and feet; profuse night sweats; startled awakenings during sleep; frequent, loose stools; and free-flowing urination; kidney-deficiency-induced low back pain, with inability to turn over in bed.Insufficiency of the Nourishing and Defensive Qi, damage to both viscera and zang-fu organs, chronic exhaustion and debility, emaciation, shortness of breath and a tendency to lie down, alternating chills and fever with headache, coughing and shortness of breath, vomiting of phlegm and froth, cold hands and feet, pale and sallow complexion, tightness in the lower abdomen, and pain in all joints;profuse night sweats, startled awakenings during sleep, free-flowing urination, frequent bowel movements; extreme blood loss leading to a sagging heart and dark complexion; kidney deficiency causing low back pain and an inability to turn over in bed; a preference for lying down and general weakness; yin-syndrome rashes accompanied by severe chills and a faint pulse; deficiency of central qi in typhoid fever, manifested by a weak and large pulse, and all types of deficiency-related rashes.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose; add 1.5 zhan of water, 3 slices of ginger, and 1 jujube; decoct until reduced to 1 zhan; strain; and take warm before meals.

Fourteen-Ingredient Jianzhong Decoction,*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 5 (New Formulas Added in Baoqing).,Deficiency of qi and blood; chronic deficiency of the spleen and kidneys; emaciation due to deficiency; pale, sallow complexion; shortness of breath and a preference for lying down; cold hands and feet; profuse night sweats; startled awakenings during sleep; frequent, loose stools; and free-flowing urination; kidney-deficiency-induced low back pain, with inability to turn over in bed.Insufficiency of the Nourishing and Defensive Qi, damage to both viscera and zang-fu organs, chronic exhaustion and debility, emaciation, shortness of breath and a tendency to lie down, alternating chills and fever with headache, coughing and shortness of breath, vomiting of phlegm and froth, cold hands and feet, pale and sallow complexion, tightness in the lower abdomen, and pain in all joints;profuse night sweats, startled awakenings during sleep, free-flowing urination, frequent bowel movements; extreme blood loss leading to a sagging heart and dark complexion; kidney deficiency causing low back pain and an inability to turn over in bed; a preference for lying down and general weakness; yin-syndrome rashes accompanied by severe chills and a faint pulse; deficiency of central qi in typhoid fever, manifested by a weak and large pulse, and all types of deficiency-related rashes.

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