Decoction for Nourishing Yang and Harmonizing Yin，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，For cases of warm disease where heat has entered the Blood Chamber; the physician has administered treatments to clear both Qi and Blood, eliminating half the pathogenic factor; the pulse is rapid; and the remaining pathogenic factor has not been resolved.
Decoction for Nourishing Yang and Harmonizing Yin
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Nourishing Yang and Harmonizing Yin
Chinese Name : 护阳和阴汤
Drug Formulation
5 qian of white peony root, 2 qian of fried licorice, 2 qian of ginseng, 2 qian of ophiopogon (stir-fried with the core intact), and 3 qian of dried rehmannia (stir-fried).
Source
*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.
Benefits
For cases of warm disease where heat has entered the Blood Chamber; the physician has administered treatments to clear both Qi and Blood, eliminating half the pathogenic factor; the pulse is rapid; and the remaining pathogenic factor has not been resolved.
Instructions for Use
Add 5 cups of water; boil down to 2 cups; divide into 2 doses and take warm.
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Decoction for Nourishing Yang and Harmonizing Yin,For cases of warm disease where heat has entered the Blood Chamber; the physician has administered treatments to clear both Qi and Blood, eliminating half the pathogenic factor; the pulse is rapid; and the remaining pathogenic factor has not been resolved.