Suiqing Decoction，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，When longing is knotted in the heart and the soul wanders in dreams, one gradually loses the appetite for food and drink, speech becomes incoherent, and one feels dazed and disoriented. One longs to sleep all day, the complexion becomes haggard, and the spirit is depressed. Consequently, one experiences aversion to both cold and heat, a pain in the bones that is neither real nor imagined, and a sensation in the abdomen that is neither hunger nor satiety—these are the severe symptoms of lovesickness.
Suiqing Decoction
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Formulas Name : Suiqing Decoction
Chinese Name : 遂情汤
Drug Formulation
3 fen of Cyperus rotundus, 1 liang of Paeonia lactiflora, 5 fen of Schizonepeta tenuifolia, 3 qian of Ophiopogon japonicus, 3 qian of Poria cocos (with the core), 3 qian of Atractylodes macrocephala, 3 qian of raw Ziziphus jujuba seed, 5 fen of Panax ginseng, 3 fen of Shenqu, 1 fen of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 5 fen of Bupleurum chinense, 5 fen of white mustard seed.
Source
From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.
Benefits
When longing is knotted in the heart and the soul wanders in dreams, one gradually loses the appetite for food and drink, speech becomes incoherent, and one feels dazed and disoriented. One longs to sleep all day, the complexion becomes haggard, and the spirit is depressed. Consequently, one experiences aversion to both cold and heat, a pain in the bones that is neither real nor imagined, and a sensation in the abdomen that is neither hunger nor satiety—these are the severe symptoms of lovesickness.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally. After ten doses, liver qi will be released; after another ten doses, heart qi will be released; and after yet another ten doses, the qi of the spleen and stomach will be fully restored.
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Suiqing Decoction,When longing is knotted in the heart and the soul wanders in dreams, one gradually loses the appetite for food and drink, speech becomes incoherent, and one feels dazed and disoriented. One longs to sleep all day, the complexion becomes haggard, and the spirit is depressed. Consequently, one experiences aversion to both cold and heat, a pain in the bones that is neither real nor imagined, and a sensation in the abdomen that is neither hunger nor satiety—these are the severe symptoms of lovesickness.