Combined Tonifying Decoction，From *Su Gong’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 18 of *Wai Tai*.，In the early stages of beriberi, the skin of the feet and legs feels loose and flaccid; the feet lack sensation; there is pain below the knees; the eyebrows and eyes twitch; there is a sensation of qi in the left flank; symptoms occur after every heavy meal; there is heat above the diaphragm and cold below the navel; the heart is deficient; and there is night sweating accompanied by pain.
Combined Tonifying Decoction
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Formulas Name : Combined Tonifying Decoction
Chinese Name : 兼补煮散
Drug Formulation
8 liang of Astragalus, 8 liang of Ginseng, 8 liang of Du Huo, 8 liang of Chuanxiong, 8 liang of Fangfeng, 8 liang of Danggui, 8 liang of Cinnamon Bark, 8 liang of Smilax, 8 liang of Fangji, 8 liang of Poria, 8 liang of Atractylodes, 8 liang of Salvia, 4 liang of Aconite (raw), 4 liang of Licorice (roasted),apricot kernels (with skin and tip removed, double kernels), raw Rehmannia, fresh ginger, and magnetite 30 fen (crushed to the size of beans).
Source
From *Su Gong’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 18 of *Wai Tai*.
Processing
Cut the ingredients as directed and divide into 30 doses.
Benefits
In the early stages of beriberi, the skin of the feet and legs feels loose and flaccid; the feet lack sensation; there is pain below the knees; the eyebrows and eyes twitch; there is a sensation of qi in the left flank; symptoms occur after every heavy meal; there is heat above the diaphragm and cold below the navel; the heart is deficient; and there is night sweating accompanied by pain.
Instructions for Use
For each dose, separately take 1 liang of fresh ginger, 1 liang of raw rehmannia root, and 14 almonds; crush them, add 2 sheng of water, boil down to 7 he, strain through a cloth to remove the residue, and take it in the late afternoon or at midnight.
Note
Avoid pork, cold water, seaweed, Chinese cabbage, raw scallions, peaches, plums, sparrow meat, vinegar-based foods, mutton, wild fennel, and malt syrup.
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Combined Tonifying Decoction,In the early stages of beriberi, the skin of the feet and legs feels loose and flaccid; the feet lack sensation; there is pain below the knees; the eyebrows and eyes twitch; there is a sensation of qi in the left flank; symptoms occur after every heavy meal; there is heat above the diaphragm and cold below the navel; the heart is deficient; and there is night sweating accompanied by pain.