Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction，*Formulas of the Taiping Huimin Hujiju Bureau*, Volume 5，Nourishes qi and yin, clears heart fire, and stops dysuria with turbid discharge. Indicated for excessive heart fire, deficiency of both qi and yin, damp-heat descending to the lower burner, seminal emission with dysuria and turbid discharge, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea—symptoms that flare up upon exertion; or for kidney yin deficiency manifesting as dryness of the mouth and tongue, restlessness, and fever.
Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction
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Formulas Name : Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction
Chinese Name : 清心莲子汤
Drug Formulation
Scutellaria baicalensis, Ophiopogon japonicus (without core), Lycium barbarum bark, Plantago seed, and licorice (roasted)—half liang each; lotus seed (without core), Poria cocos, Astragalus membranaceus (honey-roasted), and ginseng—7 liang each.
Source
*Formulas of the Taiping Huimin Hujiju Bureau*, Volume 5
Benefits
Nourishes qi and yin, clears heart fire, and stops dysuria with turbid discharge. Indicated for excessive heart fire, deficiency of both qi and yin, damp-heat descending to the lower burner, seminal emission with dysuria and turbid discharge, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea—symptoms that flare up upon exertion; or for kidney yin deficiency manifesting as dryness of the mouth and tongue, restlessness, and fever.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally.
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Heart-Clearing Lotus Seed Decoction,Nourishes qi and yin, clears heart fire, and stops dysuria with turbid discharge. Indicated for excessive heart fire, deficiency of both qi and yin, damp-heat descending to the lower burner, seminal emission with dysuria and turbid discharge, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea—symptoms that flare up upon exertion; or for kidney yin deficiency manifesting as dryness of the mouth and tongue, restlessness, and fever.