Eight-Ingredient Anemarrhena Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 23.，For typhoid fever persisting for several days without resolution, accompanied by restlessness and agitation, distension and tightness in the lower abdomen, a dull, pressing pain below the navel, intense thirst, shortness of breath, and fatigue.
Eight-Ingredient Anemarrhena Decoction
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Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Anemarrhena Decoction
Chinese Name : 八味知母汤
Drug Formulation
Anemarrhena (roasted) 3 fen, Paeonia lactiflora 3 fen, Ophiopogon japonicus (core removed, roasted) 3 fen, Bupleurum (stems removed) 3 fen, Alisma 3 fen, Gypsum 1 liang and a half, Scutellaria baicalensis (black core removed) half a liang, Glycyrrhiza (roasted) half a liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 23.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.
Benefits
For typhoid fever persisting for several days without resolution, accompanied by restlessness and agitation, distension and tightness in the lower abdomen, a dull, pressing pain below the navel, intense thirst, shortness of breath, and fatigue.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water, 1 piece of ginger the size of a jujube (crushed), and 3–7 bamboo leaves. Decoct until reduced to 7 fen, strain, and take warm after meals.
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Eight-Ingredient Anemarrhena Decoction,For typhoid fever persisting for several days without resolution, accompanied by restlessness and agitation, distension and tightness in the lower abdomen, a dull, pressing pain below the navel, intense thirst, shortness of breath, and fatigue.