Ji Ji Decoction

Ji Ji Decoction,After a serious illness, the yin and yang fail to support one another: yang may tend to escape upward, manifesting as shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, eyes rolling upward, or a sensation of the heart trembling as if a banner were hanging; yin may tend to escape downward, manifesting as seminal emission, urinary incontinence, or loose stools. This formula treats all conditions of dual deficiency of yin and yang, characterized by heat above and cold below.

Formulas Name : Ji Ji Decoction

Chinese Name : 既济汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Da Shu Di, 1 liang of Cornus fruit (pits thoroughly removed), 6 qian of raw Chinese yam, 6 qian of raw dragon bone (finely ground), 6 qian of raw oyster shell (finely ground), 3 qian of Poria, 3 qian of raw Hangzhou peony root, and 1 qian of black Aconite root.

Source

*Yuan Zhong Can Xi*, Volume 1.

Benefits

After a serious illness, the yin and yang fail to support one another: yang may tend to escape upward, manifesting as shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, eyes rolling upward, or a sensation of the heart trembling as if a banner were hanging; yin may tend to escape downward, manifesting as seminal emission, urinary incontinence, or loose stools. This formula treats all conditions of dual deficiency of yin and yang, characterized by heat above and cold below.

Ji Ji Decoction,*Yuan Zhong Can Xi*, Volume 1.,After a serious illness, the yin and yang fail to support one another: yang may tend to escape upward, manifesting as shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, eyes rolling upward, or a sensation of the heart trembling as if a banner were hanging; yin may tend to escape downward, manifesting as seminal emission, urinary incontinence, or loose stools. This formula treats all conditions of dual deficiency of yin and yang, characterized by heat above and cold below.

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