Highly Effective Ginseng and Zhi Shi Decoction，*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 17.，For infants and young children who, following a bout of typhoid fever, experience disharmony of qi, shortness of breath, coughing, chest and diaphragm congestion, restlessness day and night, mental fatigue and physical weakness, and loss of appetite; or for symptoms of deficiency phlegm causing fullness and restlessness, dizziness, and blurred vision; or for symptoms of cough resulting from catching a cold or exposure to cold.
Highly Effective Ginseng and Zhi Shi Decoction
Formulas Name : Highly Effective Ginseng and Zhi Shi Decoction
Chinese Name : 大效人参枳实汤
Drug Formulation
4 Zhi Shi (soaked in rice water, pith removed, sliced, and stir-fried with wheat bran), half a liang of Mulberry Bark, half a liang of Pinellia (washed 7–8 times in boiling water, sliced, and then soaked in ginger juice), half a liang of Licorice (roasted), half a liang of Poria, half a liang of Tussilago Flower, half a liang of Schisandra, half a liang of Donkey-hide Gelatin (stir-fried with wheat bran), half a liang of Asarum,1 fen of ginseng, half a liang of ephedra (knots removed), and half a liang of bitter stem.
Source
*Discussions on the Care of Infants and Children*, Volume 17.
Benefits
For infants and young children who, following a bout of typhoid fever, experience disharmony of qi, shortness of breath, coughing, chest and diaphragm congestion, restlessness day and night, mental fatigue and physical weakness, and loss of appetite; or for symptoms of deficiency phlegm causing fullness and restlessness, dizziness, and blurred vision; or for symptoms of cough resulting from catching a cold or exposure to cold.
Instructions for Use
Take one small pinch per dose; add one zhan of water, three small slices of fresh ginger, half a jujube, and a small amount of black plum. Decoct together until reduced to half a zhan, strain, and drink the entire decoction. Decoct the residue a second time.
Highly Effective Ginseng and Zhi Shi Decoction,For infants and young children who, following a bout of typhoid fever, experience disharmony of qi, shortness of breath, coughing, chest and diaphragm congestion, restlessness day and night, mental fatigue and physical weakness, and loss of appetite; or for symptoms of deficiency phlegm causing fullness and restlessness, dizziness, and blurred vision; or for symptoms of cough resulting from catching a cold or exposure to cold.