Astragalus and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Powder

Astragalus and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Powder,For deficiency-related consumptive disease with external heat, emaciation, fatigue in the limbs, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks and palpitations, afternoon and evening tidal fevers, night sweats, discomfort in the chest and flanks, reduced appetite and excessive thirst, thick and sticky sputum, and occasional presence of pus and blood. For men and women with deficiency-heat, emaciation, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, lethargy in the limbs, cough, dry throat, spontaneous sweating, and poor appetite.

Formulas Name : Astragalus and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Powder

Chinese Name : 黄耆鳖甲散

Drug Formulation

Ginseng 1 liang 6 qian and a half, Cinnamon Bark 1 liang 6 qian and a half (coarse bark removed), Scutellaria Root 1 liang 6 qian and a half, Raw Rehmannia Root (washed and oven-dried) 3 liang 3 qian, Pinellia (boiled) 2 liang and a half,Purple Aster 2 liang and a half (stem removed), Anemarrhena 2 liang and a half, Red Peony Root 2 liang and a half, Astragalus 2 liang and a half, Licorice 2 liang and a half (roasted), White Mulberry Bark 2 liang and a half, Asparagus Root 5 liang (core removed, dried), Soft-shelled Turtle Carapace 5 liang (edges removed, vinegar-roasted),Qinjiao 3 liang 3 qian (stem removed), Poria 3 liang 3 qian (roasted), Lycium Bark 3 liang 3 qian (soil removed), Bupleurum (stem removed) 3 liang 3 qian.

Source

*Ju Fang* (Official Formulas), Volume 5 (with additions from various renowned formulas by Wu Zhige).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For deficiency-related consumptive disease with external heat, emaciation, fatigue in the limbs, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks and palpitations, afternoon and evening tidal fevers, night sweats, discomfort in the chest and flanks, reduced appetite and excessive thirst, thick and sticky sputum, and occasional presence of pus and blood. For men and women with deficiency-heat, emaciation, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, lethargy in the limbs, cough, dry throat, spontaneous sweating, and poor appetite.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 daqian per dose; boil with 1 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen; strain; take warm after meals.

Astragalus and Soft-Shelled Turtle Carapace Powder,*Ju Fang* (Official Formulas), Volume 5 (with additions from various renowned formulas by Wu Zhige).,For deficiency-related consumptive disease with external heat, emaciation, fatigue in the limbs, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat, flushed cheeks and palpitations, afternoon and evening tidal fevers, night sweats, discomfort in the chest and flanks, reduced appetite and excessive thirst, thick and sticky sputum, and occasional presence of pus and blood. For men and women with deficiency-heat, emaciation, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, lethargy in the limbs, cough, dry throat, spontaneous sweating, and poor appetite.

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