Five-Ingredient Tonifying Decoction

Five-Ingredient Tonifying Decoction,For deficiency and exhaustion of the five viscera, shortness of breath, coughing and retching due to injury, and depression and deficiency.

Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Tonifying Decoction

Chinese Name : 五补汤

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Cinnamon Bark, 2 liang of Licorice, 2 liang of Schisandra, 2 liang of Ginseng, 1 sheng of Ophiopogon, 1 sheng of Wheat, 1 jin of White Bark of Lycium Root, 1 jin of Leek White, 8 liang of Fresh Ginger, and 3 he of Japonica Rice.

Source

*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 19.

Benefits

For deficiency and exhaustion of the five viscera, shortness of breath, coughing and retching due to injury, and depression and deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Boil with 1 dou 2 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng; take 1 sheng per dose, three times daily. For those with a dry mouth, first boil a handful of bamboo leaves until the water is reduced by 1 sheng; remove the leaves, add the remaining herbs, and continue boiling.

Five-Ingredient Tonifying Decoction,*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 19.,For deficiency and exhaustion of the five viscera, shortness of breath, coughing and retching due to injury, and depression and deficiency.

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