Seven-Part Decoction

Seven-Part Decoction,For patients who, after recovering from an epidemic disease, exhibit deficiency of the true yang of the Mingmen, with a slow, fine, and weak pulse, and who experience diarrhea at dawn or after midnight.

Formulas Name : Seven-Part Decoction

Chinese Name : 七成汤

Drug Formulation

Po Gu Zhi (roasted, crushed) 3 qian, cooked Aconite 1 qian, Liaoning Schisandra 8 fen, Poria 1 qian, Ginseng 1 qian, Licorice (roasted) 5 fen.

Source

*Treatise on Epidemic Diseases*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For patients who, after recovering from an epidemic disease, exhibit deficiency of the true yang of the Mingmen, with a slow, fine, and weak pulse, and who experience diarrhea at dawn or after midnight.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Seven-Part Decoction,*Treatise on Epidemic Diseases*, Volume 1.,For patients who, after recovering from an epidemic disease, exhibit deficiency of the true yang of the Mingmen, with a slow, fine, and weak pulse, and who experience diarrhea at dawn or after midnight.

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