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Kidney-Nourishing Decoction

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Kidney-Nourishing Decoction,For cases where prolonged dampness has depleted spleen yang and also exhausted kidney yang.

Formulas Name : Kidney-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 安肾汤

Drug Formulation

Deer antler 3 qian, fenugreek 3 qian, psoralea 3 qian, chive seeds 1 qian, star anise 2 qian, aconite 2 qian, Atractylodes macrocephala 2 qian, poria 3 qian, dodder seeds 3 qian.

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.

Benefits

For cases where prolonged dampness has depleted spleen yang and also exhausted kidney yang.

Instructions for Use

Boil with 8 cups of water until reduced to 3 cups; divide into 3 doses. For patients with chronic illness who dislike taking decoctions, the formula may be made into pills using 20 fen of each herb.

Kidney-Nourishing Decoction,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.,For cases where prolonged dampness has depleted spleen yang and also exhausted kidney yang.

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