Apricot Decoction

Apricot Decoction,Yangming-type common cold: normal appetite; bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat; abdominal distension and slight shortness of breath; fever, aversion to wind, and spontaneous sweating; desire to lie down and heaviness of the body; difficulty urinating; tidal fever accompanied by retching; pulse floating, taut, long, and rapid.

Formulas Name : Apricot Decoction

Chinese Name : 杏子汤

Drug Formulation

Almond kernels (with skin and tip removed) 2.5 qian, Pinellia (washed in hot water to remove slipperiness) 2.5 qian, Schisandra berries 2.5 qian, Peony root 3 qian, Cinnamon bark 3 qian, Asarum root 3 qian, Dried ginger (roasted) 3 qian, Rhubarb (steamed) 3 qian, Licorice root (roasted) 3 qian, Poria 4 qian.

Source

*San Yin*, Volume 4.

Benefits

Yangming-type common cold: normal appetite; bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat; abdominal distension and slight shortness of breath; fever, aversion to wind, and spontaneous sweating; desire to lie down and heaviness of the body; difficulty urinating; tidal fever accompanied by retching; pulse floating, taut, long, and rapid.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 4 qian per dose; boil with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen; strain and take before meals.

Apricot Decoction,*San Yin*, Volume 4.,Yangming-type common cold: normal appetite; bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat; abdominal distension and slight shortness of breath; fever, aversion to wind, and spontaneous sweating; desire to lie down and heaviness of the body; difficulty urinating; tidal fever accompanied by retching; pulse floating, taut, long, and rapid.

More Herbs Formulas

Heart Dan

Heart Dan,From *Jisheng*, cited in Volume 13 of *Yonglei Qianfang*.,For men and women with deficient heart qi, restlessness of the mind, dazed states, palpitations, and all heart disorders.

Wuyao Shunfeng Powder

Wuyao Shunfeng Powder,*Secretly Transmitted Formulas for Leprosy*.,For leprosy lesions that appear cherry-sized at onset.

Decoction for Clearing Heat

Decoction for Clearing Heat,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 228.,Heat arising from alcohol consumption and consumptive disease.

Longevity Pills

Longevity Pills,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 23.,For malnutrition in children.

Cloud-Dispelling Decoction

Cloud-Dispelling Decoction,From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 1.,Cold-induced corneal opacity, with a cold membrane obscuring the eyes, causing a sensation of dryness and difficulty opening them; both eyes are constricted but without pain; the cun pulses in both wrists are fine and tight, but when pressed, they become full and weak; yawning; prone to sadness … Read more

Mercuric Oxide Formula

Mercuric Oxide Formula,*Treatment of Fungal Ulcers*, Volume 2.,Chronic fungal infection.

Skin-Regenerating Anesthetic

Skin-Regenerating Anesthetic,From *Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 2.,

Four-Color Epilepsy-Stopping Pills

Four-Color Epilepsy-Stopping Pills,From *Elucidations on Pediatrics*, Volume 1.,For childhood epilepsy in the early stage with convulsions, occurring once a month or twice a month.

Raffinated Fat Ointment

Raffinated Fat Ointment,*Insights into Surgical Medicine*, Volume 12.,Lung-wind sores.

Stone-Centered Yellow Pills

Stone-Centered Yellow Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 151.,For women with chronic deficiency of the Blood Sea, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, unstoppable menstrual bleeding, sallow complexion, emaciation, weakness in the limbs, and loss of appetite.

Er Shu San

Er Shu San,From *Zhunsheng: Categorized Formulas*, Volume 7.,Stiff eyelids, eye pain, and corneal opacities.

Liver-Harmonizing and Kidney-Nourishing Decoction

Liver-Harmonizing and Kidney-Nourishing Decoction,*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,Liver disorders.

Black Date and Pepper Powder

Black Date and Pepper Powder,Formula from *Zongfutang Fang* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Yixue Congzhong Lu* (Vol. 3).,Pain in the epigastrium and stomach region.

Powder for Safeguarding Life and Easing Worries

Powder for Safeguarding Life and Easing Worries,*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 12.,Induces labor.

Yellow Emperor’s Stone Chamber Purple Medicinal Divine Pills

Yellow Emperor’s Stone Chamber Purple Medicinal Divine Pills,Quoted from *Formulas for Infants and Children* in Volume 11 of *The New Book on the Care of Young Children*.,Twelve Types of Epilepsy in Children.

Cinnabar Decoction

Cinnabar Decoction,*New Book on Pregnancy and Childbirth*.,Palpitations before childbirth.

Pinellia Paste and Sprout Decoction

Pinellia Paste and Sprout Decoction,*Yi Tong*, Volume 24.,Food stagnation, excessive phlegm and saliva, and unceasing vomiting.

Angelica and Ejiao Decoction

Angelica and Ejiao Decoction,*Huiyue*, Vol. 12.,For all conditions characterized by dryness, intense thirst, scorched stools, and depletion of body fluids and blood.

Modified Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Tonifying Qi

Modified Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Tonifying Qi,*Six Books on Medical Essentials*, Volume 26.,For bleeding during sexual intercourse accompanied by a soft and rapid pulse.

Smallpox Eruption Pill

Smallpox Eruption Pill,From *Collected Explanations on Measles and Smallpox*, Volume 6.,For cases where smallpox has just broken out and the condition is critical.

Throat-Clearing and Lung-Nourishing Decoction

Throat-Clearing and Lung-Nourishing Decoction,*Special Treatise on Measles*.,For children with lingering fever and hoarseness following measles.

Dampness-Eliminating Medicinal Oil

Dampness-Eliminating Medicinal Oil,From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhao Bingnan*.,Acute eczema (rheumatic sores), contact dermatitis.

Linru Medicinal Wine

Linru Medicinal Wine,*Henan Provincial Pharmaceutical Standards*.,Rheumatic numbness, cold pain in the lower back and spine, hemiplegia, facial paralysis, and postpartum stroke.

Golden Ox Stone-Expelling Decoction

Golden Ox Stone-Expelling Decoction,*New Medicine* (1976; 4: 205),Urinary tract stones.

Black Lead Pill

Black Lead Pill,*Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 18.,