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Decoction for Relieving Agitation and Calming Dryness

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Decoction for Relieving Agitation and Calming Dryness,Excessive physical exertion and mental strain, anxiety damaging the spirit, deficiency of blood and depletion of body fluids, kidney failure and drying up of body fluids—all of which lead to consumptive fever, internal heat with thirst, mental confusion and restlessness, and a weak, rapid, and feeble pulse.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Relieving Agitation and Calming Dryness

Chinese Name : 除烦宁燥汤

Drug Formulation

2 qian of raw Rehmannia root, 3 qian of Ophiopogon tuber, 2 qian of jujube seed, 1 qian of ginseng, 1 qian of Poria cocos, 1 qian and 5 fen of Anemarrhena rhizome, 3 fen of Schisandra berry.

Source

From *The Collection of Bu Ju*, Volume 16 of the First Series.

Benefits

Excessive physical exertion and mental strain, anxiety damaging the spirit, deficiency of blood and depletion of body fluids, kidney failure and drying up of body fluids—all of which lead to consumptive fever, internal heat with thirst, mental confusion and restlessness, and a weak, rapid, and feeble pulse.

Decoction for Relieving Agitation and Calming Dryness,From *The Collection of Bu Ju*, Volume 16 of the First Series.,Excessive physical exertion and mental strain, anxiety damaging the spirit, deficiency of blood and depletion of body fluids, kidney failure and drying up of body fluids—all of which lead to consumptive fever, internal heat with thirst, mental confusion and restlessness, and a weak, rapid, and feeble pulse.

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