Decoction for Regulating the Nutritive and Defensive Qi

Decoction for Regulating the Nutritive and Defensive Qi,For those who have exhausted their bodies through hard labor or heavy lifting, resulting in disharmony of qi and blood, obstruction of the meridians, pain in the tendons and bones that moves unpredictably, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, loss of appetite, alternating chills and fever, and a desire to lie down accompanied by restlessness and fatigue.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Regulating the Nutritive and Defensive Qi

Chinese Name : 调营养卫汤

Drug Formulation

3 liang of Angelica sinensis root, 2 liang of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 3 liang of Dipsacus asper, 4 liang of Achyranthes bidentata, 4 liang of Eucommia ulmoides, 1 liang 5 qian of Notopterygium incisum, 1 liang 5 qian of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 2 liang of Carthamus tinctorius, 2 liang of Astragalus membranaceus, 3 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala.

Source

From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 3.

Benefits

For those who have exhausted their bodies through hard labor or heavy lifting, resulting in disharmony of qi and blood, obstruction of the meridians, pain in the tendons and bones that moves unpredictably, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, loss of appetite, alternating chills and fever, and a desire to lie down accompanied by restlessness and fatigue.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely chop the ingredients, place them in a silk pouch, and suspend the pouch in an empty jar. Pour 20 jin of aged wine (free of ash) over the pouch and steep for 5–7 days. Simmer over a water bath until thoroughly infused. Take warm, as needed, in the morning and evening.

Decoction for Regulating the Nutritive and Defensive Qi,From *Formulas for Saving Lives*, Volume 3.,For those who have exhausted their bodies through hard labor or heavy lifting, resulting in disharmony of qi and blood, obstruction of the meridians, pain in the tendons and bones that moves unpredictably, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, loss of appetite, alternating chills and fever, and a desire to lie down accompanied by restlessness and fatigue.

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