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Decoction for Dispelling Summer Heat and Nourishing the Vital Essence

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Decoction for Dispelling Summer Heat and Nourishing the Vital Essence

Formulas Name : Decoction for Dispelling Summer Heat and Nourishing the Vital Essence

Chinese Name : 驱暑益元汤

Drug Formulation

Ginseng 1 qian 2 fen, Atractylodes macrocephala (stem removed) 1 qian 5 fen, Schisandra berries 10 grains, White peony root (wine-fried), Ophiopogon tuber (core removed), Licorice (roasted) 5 fen, Dried tangerine peel 7 fen, Anemarrhena rhizome (wine-fried) 7 fen, Elsholtzia 7 fen, Scutellaria root (fried) 3 fen, Poria cocos (skin and woody core removed) 1 qian.

Source

From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into one dose.

Instructions for Use

Add fresh ginger and decoct in water before taking.

Decoction for Dispelling Summer Heat and Nourishing the Vital Essence,From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.,

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