Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Dioscorea and Alisma Porridge

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Dioscorea and Alisma Porridge,Yin deficiency with kidney dryness, difficulty urinating, and loose stools; also treats consumptive disease with phlegm-induced cough.

Formulas Name : Dioscorea and Alisma Porridge

Chinese Name : 薯蓣芣苢粥

Drug Formulation

1 liang of raw Chinese yam (finely grated), 4 qian of raw plantain seeds.

Source

*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.

Benefits

Yin deficiency with kidney dryness, difficulty urinating, and loose stools; also treats consumptive disease with phlegm-induced cough.

Instructions for Use

Boil the ingredients together to make a thick porridge; take three times daily.

Dioscorea and Alisma Porridge,*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,Yin deficiency with kidney dryness, difficulty urinating, and loose stools; also treats consumptive disease with phlegm-induced cough.

More Herbs Formulas

Gold Foil Pills

Gold Foil Pills,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 9.,For chronic stagnation in the epigastrium that has become obstructed and refuses to pass, as well as for children’s mammary nodules, intermittent malaria, and malaria.

Mo Long Pills

Mo Long Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 73.,For women with hemorrhoids accompanied by bleeding and unbearable pain.

Modified Huangqin-Zhimu Decoction

Modified Huangqin-Zhimu Decoction,*Complete Book of Skin Diseases*.,Lung sores resulting from prolonged coughing.

Sophora Fruit Ointment

Sophora Fruit Ointment,*Shenghui*, Volume 67.,For fractures.

Cinnabar and Poria-Shen Ointment

Cinnabar and Poria-Shen Ointment,*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 10 (Supplementary Collection of Empirical Secret Formulas from Various Bureaus).,For acute and chronic convulsions in children, excessive salivation and trembling, convulsive movements of the hands and feet, restlessness and agitation in the chest and diaphragm, as well as crying due to fright, restless sleep, and abdominal … Read more

Dongran Decoction

Dongran Decoction,*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 9.,For all eye diseases.

Ginseng and Papaya Decoction

Ginseng and Papaya Decoction,From *The Jade Ruler of Gynecology*, Volume 2.,Morning sickness during pregnancy; heart deficiency with restlessness and oppression.

Zhike Wine

Zhike Wine,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 12.,Treats wind-induced pain.

Modified Rhubarb and Angelica Powder

Modified Rhubarb and Angelica Powder,*Complete Book of Ophthalmology*, Volume 4.,Red veins at the inner canthus accompanied by external ocular opacities.

Decoction for Stabilizing Changes and Restoring Vitality

Decoction for Stabilizing Changes and Restoring Vitality,From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 5.,In cases of a back abscess where granulation tissue has formed and the ulcer has healed, but the patient occasionally engages in sexual activity or experiences anger, causing the wound to reopen and ooze fluid, with the discharge turning purplish-black and the tissue becoming necrotic.

Moutan Leaf Juice

Moutan Leaf Juice,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 70.,For chronic nosebleeds lasting for years, or bleeding while sleeping at night—often amounting to several sheng—that have not responded to other treatments.

Cinnamon Twig, Ginseng, and Poria Decoction

Cinnamon Twig, Ginseng, and Poria Decoction,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.,After sweating, vomiting, or purgation, the stomach is deficient, leading to retching and a flushed face due to stagnation.

Dipsacus Formula for Hemostasis

Dipsacus Formula for Hemostasis,*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 20.,Damage caused by deficiency-cold in the lower jiao; blood may appear after a bowel movement or be present from the start—this is known as “distant bleeding.” Constipation or loose stools may occur, often triggered by physical exertion or exposure to cold.

Lingbao Ruyi Pill

Lingbao Ruyi Pill,From *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 7.,For severe, highly toxic boils and carbuncles on the back.

Fever-Reducing and Vision-Improving Formula

Fever-Reducing and Vision-Improving Formula,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 81.,Blurred vision.

Decoction for Strengthening the Vital Qi and Eliminating Pathogenic Factors

Decoction for Strengthening the Vital Qi and Eliminating Pathogenic Factors,*Integrative Chinese and Western Dermatology*.,Chronic furuncles, chronic folliculitis, cystic acne, perforating suppurative perifolliculitis, and pustular rosacea, among others, are classified as conditions characterized by deficiency of Zheng Qi and toxic heat.

Hair-Growth Ointment

Hair-Growth Ointment,*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.,Alopecia areata.

Immortal Three-Yellow Pills

Immortal Three-Yellow Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.,

Wuzhu Powder

Wuzhu Powder,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 17.,For chronic convulsions in children, characterized by clenched jaw and inability to speak. Symptoms alternate between calm and seizure, with the child appearing dazed and disoriented as if intoxicated.

Ophthalmic Coptis Ointment

Ophthalmic Coptis Ointment,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 105.,For wind-toxin-induced redness and ulceration—regardless of how long the condition has persisted, whether it recurs frequently or intermittently—and for uncontrollable tearing when looking at objects.

Juyuan Blood-Nourishing Pill

Juyuan Blood-Nourishing Pill,From *Bamboo Grove Gynecology*, Volume 1.,Injuries to the Chong and Ren Vessels resulting in an inability to regulate menstrual flow, leading to metrorrhagia and menometrorrhagia.

Shiquan San

Shiquan San,From *Compilation of Various Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.,For abscesses with a red, toxic appearance.

Ai Qu Powder

Ai Qu Powder,*Ji Feng*, Volume 19.,Deficient edema or edema following dysentery or childbirth.

Dried Ginger and Ginseng Decoction

Dried Ginger and Ginseng Decoction,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 47); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 203).,For dry retching associated with cholera.

Tangerine and Pinellia Decoction

Tangerine and Pinellia Decoction,From *The Jade Case*, Volume 5.,Postpartum malaria.