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Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Harmonizing the Lungs

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Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Harmonizing the Lungs,Used for shortness of breath caused by yin deficiency with fire rising from below.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Harmonizing the Lungs

Chinese Name : 补阴平肺汤

Drug Formulation

Phellodendron (stir-fried in salt water) 1.5 qian, Anemarrhena 1.5 qian, Angelica sinensis (washed in wine) 1.5 qian, Paeonia lactiflora 1.5 qian, Ophiopogon japonicus (core removed) 1.5 qian, Schisandra berries 15 (crushed), Rehmannia glutinosa (stir-fried with ginger and wine) 2 qian, Glycyrrhiza 0.5 fen.

Source

From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 31.

Benefits

Used for shortness of breath caused by yin deficiency with fire rising from below.

Instructions for Use

Prepare the above as one dose. Decoct in water; take after a meal.

Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Harmonizing the Lungs,From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 31.,Used for shortness of breath caused by yin deficiency with fire rising from below.

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