Formula for Nourishing Yin and Treating Consumption,*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,For consumptive diseases and all cases of yin deficiency, as well as disharmony between the heart and kidneys.
Formula for Nourishing Yin and Treating Consumption
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Formulas Name : Formula for Nourishing Yin and Treating Consumption
Chinese Name : 益阴治痨方
Drug Formulation
4 liang of American ginseng, 4 liang of Tongguan tribulus (washed with wine), 1 liang 5 qian of Alisma, 12 liang of well-processed Rehmannia glutinosa (nine-processed), 6 liang of Huai yam, 3 liang of Ophiopogon (core removed), 3 liang of white peony root (wine-fried),2 liang calcined dragon bone, 2 liang Xuan wood apple (wine-fried), 5 liang Yun fu shen (wood-clinging), 2 liang calcined oyster shell, 1 liang 5 qian Shenjin grass (wine-fried), 8 qian Polygala root (bone removed), 1 liang 5 qian Moutan bark, 8 qian fried licorice, 3 liang Angelica root (wine-washed), 3 liang Cuscuta seed, 3 liang lotus stamen.
Source
*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For consumptive diseases and all cases of yin deficiency, as well as disharmony between the heart and kidneys.
Instructions for Use
Take orally.
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Formula for Nourishing Yin and Treating Consumption,For consumptive diseases and all cases of yin deficiency, as well as disharmony between the heart and kidneys.