Schisandra and Ginkgo Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the kidneys, has astringent properties, and helps stop vaginal discharge. Suitable for senile vaginitis caused by kidney deficiency.
in the absence of frank deficiency, or where an excess or heat pattern prevails, indiscriminate warming tonic use is inadvisable; containing mildly toxic herbs, the dosage must be carefully controlled; it is not for long-term use, and pregnant women and the debilitated should avoid it; as astringent herbs are present, they should not be used early while external pathogens, damp-heat, or food stagnation remain
Commentary
At the head stands Ginkgo nuts, the sovereign, of neutral nature and sweet, bitter, astringent flavor, entering the Lung, Kidney; it astringes the lung, stops cough and checks leukorrhea and enuresis, underpinning the principal thrust of the decoction. The ministerial layer, schisandra berries (nature warm, flavor sour, sweet, channeled into the Lung, Heart, Kidney, astringes, tonifies the kidney, generates fluids and calms the spirit), lends support that reinforces the sovereign’s main effect. Viewed as a whole, the formula addresses the kidney deficiency presentation, treating both root and branch.