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Decoction for Rescuing Yin,Malaria. Yin deficiency with nighttime onset; more heat than cold; thirst without vomiting; mumbling and incoherent speech; appetite remains unchanged.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Rescuing Yin

Chinese Name : 拯阴汤

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared), Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Carthamus tinctorius (wine-fried), Cimicifuga heracleifolia.

Source

From *Essentials of the Collection of Formulas on Causes and Symptoms*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Huang Jinfang.

Benefits

Malaria. Yin deficiency with nighttime onset; more heat than cold; thirst without vomiting; mumbling and incoherent speech; appetite remains unchanged.

Decoction for Rescuing Yin，From *Essentials of the Collection of Formulas on Causes and Symptoms*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Huang Jinfang.，Malaria. Yin deficiency with nighttime onset; more heat than cold; thirst without vomiting; mumbling and incoherent speech; appetite remains unchanged.

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