Sheng-Huai Ascending-Descending Decoction，From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*, Volume 6, citing *Medical Case Records from the Sea of Yi Ping*.，Qi deficiency with sinking, persistent abdominal pain that worsens in paroxysms, a mass that does not shift upon palpation, intermittent passage of red and white stool mixed with bloody fluid, unbearable heaviness and distension, and inability to eat; extreme mental and physical exhaustion, thin white tongue coating, and a deep, weak pulse.
Sheng-Huai Ascending-Descending Decoction
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Formulas Name : Sheng-Huai Ascending-Descending Decoction
Chinese Name : 升槐升降汤
Drug Formulation
Cimicifuga Rhizome 30g (boiled with 120g of vinegar until dry, then roasted until charred), Sophora Fruit 15g, Fried Astragalus Root 18g, Atractylodes Rhizome 12g, Bupleurum Root 12g, Angelica Root 12g, Areca Nut Peel 30g, Guangmuxiang 6g, Fried Licorice Root 9g.
Source
From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*, Volume 6, citing *Medical Case Records from the Sea of Yi Ping*.
Benefits
Qi deficiency with sinking, persistent abdominal pain that worsens in paroxysms, a mass that does not shift upon palpation, intermittent passage of red and white stool mixed with bloody fluid, unbearable heaviness and distension, and inability to eat; extreme mental and physical exhaustion, thin white tongue coating, and a deep, weak pulse.
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Sheng-Huai Ascending-Descending Decoction,Qi deficiency with sinking, persistent abdominal pain that worsens in paroxysms, a mass that does not shift upon palpation, intermittent passage of red and white stool mixed with bloody fluid, unbearable heaviness and distension, and inability to eat; extreme mental and physical exhaustion, thin white tongue coating, and a deep, weak pulse.