Decoction for the Two Yin，*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.，For deficiency of fluids and excess of fire, manifested as restlessness, fever, thirst, palpitations, anxiety, and agitation; heat in the Heart meridian where fluids fail to restrain fire, leading to mania, loss of mental clarity, excessive talking and laughing, or skin eruptions, fever, and bleeding. For overwork-induced injury, where fire from the Heart and Spleen rises upward, causing sores on the mouth and tongue.
Decoction for the Two Yin
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Formulas Name : Decoction for the Two Yin
Chinese Name : 二阴煎
Drug Formulation
2–3 qian of raw Rehmannia, 2–3 qian of Ophiopogon, 2 qian of jujube seed, 1 qian of raw licorice, 1.5 qian of Scrophularia, 1–2 qian of Coptis, 1.5 qian of Poria, and 1.5 qian of Akebia.
Source
*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 51.
Benefits
For deficiency of fluids and excess of fire, manifested as restlessness, fever, thirst, palpitations, anxiety, and agitation; heat in the Heart meridian where fluids fail to restrain fire, leading to mania, loss of mental clarity, excessive talking and laughing, or skin eruptions, fever, and bleeding. For overwork-induced injury, where fire from the Heart and Spleen rises upward, causing sores on the mouth and tongue.
Instructions for Use
Boil 2 zhong of water with 20 strands of lampwick (or bamboo leaves may be substituted) until reduced to 7 fen; take after a meal.
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Decoction for the Two Yin,For deficiency of fluids and excess of fire, manifested as restlessness, fever, thirst, palpitations, anxiety, and agitation; heat in the Heart meridian where fluids fail to restrain fire, leading to mania, loss of mental clarity, excessive talking and laughing, or skin eruptions, fever, and bleeding. For overwork-induced injury, where fire from the Heart and Spleen rises upward, causing sores on the mouth and tongue.