Decoction for Nourishing Water and Tonifying the Liver，From *The Posthumous Writings of Shen Zhai*, Volume 7.，Yin deficiency of the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian manifests as “fire eye,” with sudden swelling; or along the inner side of the instep from the big toe, one cun from the inner ankle, extending into the abdomen near the navel on both sides, and reaching the area near the Qimen point below the left breast. If accompanied by heat and a “snake-like” course of the pain that travels to the chest and stomach before dissipating, these are all due to insufficient liver blood, leading to pathogenic fire arising from deficiency.
Decoction for Nourishing Water and Tonifying the Liver
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Nourishing Water and Tonifying the Liver
Chinese Name : 滋水补肝汤
Drug Formulation
Prepared Rehmannia 1 qian, Raw Rehmannia 1 qian, Angelica sinensis 1 qian, White Peony 1 qian 5 fen, Licorice 1 qian, Bupleurum 8 fen, Scrophularia 8 fen.
Source
From *The Posthumous Writings of Shen Zhai*, Volume 7.
Benefits
Yin deficiency of the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian manifests as “fire eye,” with sudden swelling; or along the inner side of the instep from the big toe, one cun from the inner ankle, extending into the abdomen near the navel on both sides, and reaching the area near the Qimen point below the left breast. If accompanied by heat and a “snake-like” course of the pain that travels to the chest and stomach before dissipating, these are all due to insufficient liver blood, leading to pathogenic fire arising from deficiency.
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Decoction for Nourishing Water and Tonifying the Liver,Yin deficiency of the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian manifests as “fire eye,” with sudden swelling; or along the inner side of the instep from the big toe, one cun from the inner ankle, extending into the abdomen near the navel on both sides, and reaching the area near the Qimen point below the left breast. If accompanied by heat and a “snake-like” course of the pain that travels to the chest and stomach before dissipating, these are all due to insufficient liver blood, leading to pathogenic fire arising from deficiency.