Poria and Alisma Decoction

Poria and Alisma Decoction,For profuse diarrhea accompanied by scanty and difficult urination.

Formulas Name : Poria and Alisma Decoction

Chinese Name : 猪苓煮散

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Poria cocos, 4 liang of Poria, 4 liang of Alisma, 4 liang of Coptis, 4 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 3 liang of Stephania, 3 liang of Notopterygium, 3 liang of Scutellaria, 3 liang of Ginseng, 3 liang of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 3 liang of Saposhnikovia, 3 liang of Achyranthes, 3 liang of Cimicifuga, 3 liang of Rhinoceros Horn shavings, 3 liang of Apricot Kernels (peeled, de-tipped, and roasted),3 liang of Gentiana macrophylla, 3 liang of rice bran, 3 liang of Aster tataricus, 3 liang of Dendrobium, 3 liang of fresh ginger (sliced), 2 liang of tangerine peel, 5 liang of Aconite root (roasted, peeled), and 6 liang of white mulberry root bark.

Source

*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 17.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For profuse diarrhea accompanied by scanty and difficult urination.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 fangcun bi per dose; boil with 1.5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng; take the entire amount at once, twice daily; if unable, take once daily. May be taken from the end of the tenth lunar month through the end of the second lunar month.

Poria and Alisma Decoction,*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 17.,For profuse diarrhea accompanied by scanty and difficult urination.

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