Decoction for Restoring Yang and Returning to the Original State

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Returning to the Original State,For cases where extreme yin deficiency manifests as dryness, accompanied by mild thirst and a flushed face, with a desire to sit or lie in muddy or watery wells; the pulse is deep, slow, and weak, or hidden.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Restoring Yang and Returning to the Original State

Chinese Name : 回阳返本汤

Drug Formulation

Aconite, Dried Ginger, Ginseng, Cinnamon Bark, Ophiopogon, Schisandra, Poria, Licorice, and a child’s urine.

Source

*Prohibited Formulas of the Lu Prefecture*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For cases where extreme yin deficiency manifests as dryness, accompanied by mild thirst and a flushed face, with a desire to sit or lie in muddy or watery wells; the pulse is deep, slow, and weak, or hidden.

Instructions for Use

Add fresh ginger and jujubes, decoct in water, and stir in 2 spoonfuls of honey just before taking; drink the entire dose at once. If dryness persists despite the warmth of the decoction, take another dose, and the dryness will subside on its own.

Note

Do not take cooling medications. If this condition is mistakenly diagnosed as a heat syndrome and cooling medications are administered, the patient will die and cannot be revived.

Decoction for Restoring Yang and Returning to the Original State,*Prohibited Formulas of the Lu Prefecture*, Volume 1.,For cases where extreme yin deficiency manifests as dryness, accompanied by mild thirst and a flushed face, with a desire to sit or lie in muddy or watery wells; the pulse is deep, slow, and weak, or hidden.

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