Roasted Licorice Decoction

Roasted Licorice Decoction,For deficiency of both qi and yin, with palpitations and a knotted or intermittent pulse; or for pulmonary atrophy with a sensation of warmth and fluidity in the chest. It is currently often used for conditions such as viral myocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, and arrhythmias.

Formulas Name : Roasted Licorice Decoction

Chinese Name : 炙甘草汤

Drug Formulation

4 liang of licorice (roasted), 3 liang of ginger (sliced), 2 liang of ginseng, 1 jin of raw rehmannia root, 3 liang of cinnamon twig (peeled), 2 liang of donkey-hide gelatin, half a sheng of ophiopogon tuber (core removed), half a sheng of hemp seeds, and 30 jujubes (split open).

Source

*Treatise on Cold Damage*.

Benefits

For deficiency of both qi and yin, with palpitations and a knotted or intermittent pulse; or for pulmonary atrophy with a sensation of warmth and fluidity in the chest. It is currently often used for conditions such as viral myocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, and arrhythmias.

Instructions for Use

Combine the ingredients with 7 sheng of clear rice wine and 8 sheng of water. First, decoct the eight ingredients, reduce to 3 sheng, strain out the residue, add the donkey-hide gelatin and melt it completely, then take 1 sheng while warm, three times daily.

Roasted Licorice Decoction,*Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For deficiency of both qi and yin, with palpitations and a knotted or intermittent pulse; or for pulmonary atrophy with a sensation of warmth and fluidity in the chest. It is currently often used for conditions such as viral myocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, and arrhythmias.

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