Decoction for Nourishing Yang and Harmonizing Yin

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.

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.

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.

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