Decoction for Nourishing the Organs and Restoring Vitality，From *Preserving Life and Nourishing the Essence*, Volume 3.，For dysentery in which the patient has previously taken excessive amounts of purgative medications, followed by ineffective treatments involving aggressive or purgative agents, resulting in extreme weakness of the body and vital energy, with no respite from symptoms, and the emergence of long-standing pathogenic factors.
Decoction for Nourishing the Organs and Restoring Vitality
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Nourishing the Organs and Restoring Vitality
Chinese Name : 养脏复元汤
Drug Formulation
Ginseng 3 qian, White Atractylodes (stem removed, stir-fried) 1.5 qian, White Poria (peeled) 1 qian, White Cardamom (shelled, ground) 1 qian, Dried Ginger (stir-fried until black) 1 qian, Millet Husks (stem removed, stir-fried) 1.5 qian, Processed Aconite Root 0.5 fen, Black Plums 2, Wood Fragrance 1 qian, Licorice (stir-fried) 0.5 fen.
Source
From *Preserving Life and Nourishing the Essence*, Volume 3.
Processing
Coarsely chop the above ingredients to make one dose.
Benefits
For dysentery in which the patient has previously taken excessive amounts of purgative medications, followed by ineffective treatments involving aggressive or purgative agents, resulting in extreme weakness of the body and vital energy, with no respite from symptoms, and the emergence of long-standing pathogenic factors.
Instructions for Use
Add 3 northern jujubes, decoct in water, and take on an empty stomach; re-decoct the residue and take it as well.
Note
Strictly regulate diet.
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Decoction for Nourishing the Organs and Restoring Vitality,For dysentery in which the patient has previously taken excessive amounts of purgative medications, followed by ineffective treatments involving aggressive or purgative agents, resulting in extreme weakness of the body and vital energy, with no respite from symptoms, and the emergence of long-standing pathogenic factors.