Decoction for Dispelling Deficiency and Clearing Heat

Decoction for Dispelling Deficiency and Clearing Heat,For patients with symptoms of excessive internal heat, such as intense thirst leading to excessive drinking, crying out for water to relieve their distress, feeling hungry immediately after breakfast, or eating incessantly at night; or for those who have been chronically weak, with a faint and feeble breath, unable to eat or drink.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Dispelling Deficiency and Clearing Heat

Chinese Name : 消虚至凉汤

Drug Formulation

7 qian of Scrophularia root, 5 qian of Ophiopogon tuber, 2 qian of white mustard seed, 30 pieces of bamboo leaves, 2 qian of dried chrysanthemum flowers, 3 qian of raw Rehmannia root, 5 fen of tangerine peel, and 2 qian of Moutan bark.

Source

*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For patients with symptoms of excessive internal heat, such as intense thirst leading to excessive drinking, crying out for water to relieve their distress, feeling hungry immediately after breakfast, or eating incessantly at night; or for those who have been chronically weak, with a faint and feeble breath, unable to eat or drink.

Decoction for Dispelling Deficiency and Clearing Heat,*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 1.,For patients with symptoms of excessive internal heat, such as intense thirst leading to excessive drinking, crying out for water to relieve their distress, feeling hungry immediately after breakfast, or eating incessantly at night; or for those who have been chronically weak, with a faint and feeble breath, unable to eat or drink.

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