Iron Essence Decoction

Iron Essence Decoction,Wind-bi. Reversal of the Three Yin and Three Yang channels; cold sensation in the chest and flanks with fullness and distension; inability to speak; qi fullness; tightness in the chest; shoulder breathing; intermittent chills and fever in the limbs with loss of coordination; shortness of breath, palpitations, restlessness, and gasping for breath; speech that comes out in a fluttering manner; deficiency and debility.

Formulas Name : Iron Essence Decoction

Chinese Name : 铁精汤

Drug Formulation

30 jin of pyrite (rinse 3,000 times in 8 dou of running water; use 50 jin of charcoal to heat the iron until red-hot, then plunge it into cold water; repeat this process seven times; clarify and collect 2 dou of the liquid to prepare the decoction), 1 sheng of Pinellia,Ophiopogon tuber 1 sheng, Baiwei 4 liang, Scutellaria root 4 liang, Licorice root 4 liang, Peony root 4 liang, Ginseng 3 liang, Jujubes 20, Gypsum 5 liang, Fresh ginger 2 liang.

Source

*Qianjin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 8.

Benefits

Wind-bi. Reversal of the Three Yin and Three Yang channels; cold sensation in the chest and flanks with fullness and distension; inability to speak; qi fullness; tightness in the chest; shoulder breathing; intermittent chills and fever in the limbs with loss of coordination; shortness of breath, palpitations, restlessness, and gasping for breath; speech that comes out in a fluttering manner; deficiency and debility.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Add them to the liquid prepared earlier and boil down to 6 sheng. Take 1 sheng per dose, three times daily, until the entire dose is finished within two days.

Iron Essence Decoction,*Qianjin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 8.,Wind-bi. Reversal of the Three Yin and Three Yang channels; cold sensation in the chest and flanks with fullness and distension; inability to speak; qi fullness; tightness in the chest; shoulder breathing; intermittent chills and fever in the limbs with loss of coordination; shortness of breath, palpitations, restlessness, and gasping for breath; speech that comes out in a fluttering manner; deficiency and debility.

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