San Si Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，Buddhist nuns, widows, unmarried women, and wives or concubines whose husbands have been away for a long time and have not returned—suffering from pent-up longing and emotional distress, yearning for a man but unable to find one—experience a silent rise of internal heat that dries up the yin fluids and depletes liver blood. This leads to blood depletion and cessation of menstruation, fever in the morning and at night, night sweats, and phantom sexual encounters. Over time, they lose their appetite, feel physically exhausted, develop rough, scaly skin, and their complexion becomes dark and sallow, eventually developing into dry blood consumption.
San Si Decoction
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Formulas Name : San Si Decoction
Chinese Name : 散思汤
Drug Formulation
1 liang of raw Rehmannia root, 5 qian of white peony root, 5 qian of moutan bark, 1 liang of white atractylodes, 3 qian of lycium root, 1 qian of bupleurum root, 5 qian of angelica root, 5 fen of tangerine peel, 2 qian of stir-fried gardenia, 1 qian of schizonepeta.
Source
From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.
Benefits
Buddhist nuns, widows, unmarried women, and wives or concubines whose husbands have been away for a long time and have not returned—suffering from pent-up longing and emotional distress, yearning for a man but unable to find one—experience a silent rise of internal heat that dries up the yin fluids and depletes liver blood. This leads to blood depletion and cessation of menstruation, fever in the morning and at night, night sweats, and phantom sexual encounters. Over time, they lose their appetite, feel physically exhausted, develop rough, scaly skin, and their complexion becomes dark and sallow, eventually developing into dry blood consumption.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally.
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San Si Decoction,Buddhist nuns, widows, unmarried women, and wives or concubines whose husbands have been away for a long time and have not returned—suffering from pent-up longing and emotional distress, yearning for a man but unable to find one—experience a silent rise of internal heat that dries up the yin fluids and depletes liver blood. This leads to blood depletion and cessation of menstruation, fever in the morning and at night, night sweats, and phantom sexual encounters. Over time, they lose their appetite, feel physically exhausted, develop rough, scaly skin, and their complexion becomes dark and sallow, eventually developing into dry blood consumption.