Spirit-Concentrating Decoction

Spirit-Concentrating Decoction,Consumptive disease. Symptoms include aversion to cold and fever, dry mouth and throat, spontaneous sweating and restlessness, a heavy cough, blood streaks in sputum, severe emaciation, and extreme fatigue.

Formulas Name : Spirit-Concentrating Decoction

Chinese Name : 凝神饮子

Drug Formulation

Ginseng (root removed), Angelica sinensis (tail removed), White Peony Root, Poria cocos (white, spirit-processed), Poria cocos (white), Astragalus membranaceus (root removed), Atractylodes macrocephala, Pinellia ternata (fermented), Schisandra chinensis, Prepared Rehmannia root (washed, steamed with wine), Licorice, Lotus seed (core removed), Ophiopogon japonicus (core removed), and Platycodon grandiflorus—all in equal parts.

Source

From *De Xiao*, Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Consumptive disease. Symptoms include aversion to cold and fever, dry mouth and throat, spontaneous sweating and restlessness, a heavy cough, blood streaks in sputum, severe emaciation, and extreme fatigue.

Instructions for Use

Take 4 qian per dose; boil with 1.5 zhan of water, adding 1 black plum and 1 red date each, then take the decoction.

Spirit-Concentrating Decoction,From *De Xiao*, Volume 9.,Consumptive disease. Symptoms include aversion to cold and fever, dry mouth and throat, spontaneous sweating and restlessness, a heavy cough, blood streaks in sputum, severe emaciation, and extreme fatigue.

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