Decoction for Raising Yang and Harmonizing the Middle，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.，Yang deficiency with excessive Yin; no wind pathogen is present. The patient experiences numbness throughout the body when closing the eyes, which is less severe during the day and worsens at night; the numbness gradually subsides upon waking and opening the eyes. Occasionally, there is phlegm, coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing, with a sensation of tightness in the chest.
Decoction for Raising Yang and Harmonizing the Middle
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Raising Yang and Harmonizing the Middle
Chinese Name : 升阳和中汤
Drug Formulation
Raw licorice 1.5 fen, Phellodendron bark 1.5 fen, Poria cocos 1.5 fen, Alisma 1.5 fen, Cimicifuga 1.5 fen, Bupleurum 1.5 fen, Tangerine peel 2 fen, Angelica sinensis 2 fen, Atractylodes macrocephala 2 fen, White peony root 3 fen, Ginseng 3 fen, Buddha’s-ear herb 4 fen, Fried licorice 4 fen, Astragalus 5 fen.
Source
*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.
Benefits
Yang deficiency with excessive Yin; no wind pathogen is present. The patient experiences numbness throughout the body when closing the eyes, which is less severe during the day and worsens at night; the numbness gradually subsides upon waking and opening the eyes. Occasionally, there is phlegm, coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing, with a sensation of tightness in the chest.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water; take while hot, well after a meal.
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Decoction for Raising Yang and Harmonizing the Middle,Yang deficiency with excessive Yin; no wind pathogen is present. The patient experiences numbness throughout the body when closing the eyes, which is less severe during the day and worsens at night; the numbness gradually subsides upon waking and opening the eyes. Occasionally, there is phlegm, coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing, with a sensation of tightness in the chest.