Guxia Ginseng Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For cases where excessive cold and cooling agents have injured the spleen and stomach, leading to the collapse of spleen yang; aversion to food; diarrhea of undigested food; discharge of pus and blood; unstoppable chronic diarrhea; cold limbs; a pale complexion; sweating upon exertion; talking to oneself as if seeing ghosts; a trembling, weak voice; a preference for lying curled up; a state of semi-sleep; unresponsiveness when called; a pale-red tongue lacking vitality; and a deep, hidden, or faint and weak pulse.
Guxia Ginseng Decoction
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Formulas Name : Guxia Ginseng Decoction
Chinese Name : 固下人参煎
Drug Formulation
1.5 qian of Codonopsis, 1.5 qian of stir-fried Atractylodes, 1.5 qian of Aconite, 1.5 qian of calcined Dragon Bone, 1.5 qian of Myristica Fructus Powder, 1 qian of Chebulic Myrobalan, 1 qian of processed Ginger, and 1 qian of Wood Fragrance.
Source
From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
For cases where excessive cold and cooling agents have injured the spleen and stomach, leading to the collapse of spleen yang; aversion to food; diarrhea of undigested food; discharge of pus and blood; unstoppable chronic diarrhea; cold limbs; a pale complexion; sweating upon exertion; talking to oneself as if seeing ghosts; a trembling, weak voice; a preference for lying curled up; a state of semi-sleep; unresponsiveness when called; a pale-red tongue lacking vitality; and a deep, hidden, or faint and weak pulse.
Instructions for Use
Aged glutinous rice and jujubes serve as carriers.
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Guxia Ginseng Decoction,For cases where excessive cold and cooling agents have injured the spleen and stomach, leading to the collapse of spleen yang; aversion to food; diarrhea of undigested food; discharge of pus and blood; unstoppable chronic diarrhea; cold limbs; a pale complexion; sweating upon exertion; talking to oneself as if seeing ghosts; a trembling, weak voice; a preference for lying curled up; a state of semi-sleep; unresponsiveness when called; a pale-red tongue lacking vitality; and a deep, hidden, or faint and weak pulse.