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Thirteen-Ingredient Angelica Decoction for Tonifying Deficiency

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Thirteen-Ingredient Angelica Decoction for Tonifying Deficiency,For women suffering from various deficiencies and insufficiencies, epigastric fullness and oppression, fatigue in the limbs, dizziness and blurred vision, mental confusion, difficulty digesting food, or alternating chills and fever—all conditions involving deficiency-cold.

Formulas Name : Thirteen-Ingredient Angelica Decoction for Tonifying Deficiency

Chinese Name : 十三味当归补虚汤

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis (stem removed, soaked in wine) 1 liang, Astragalus membranaceus (crushed, honey-roasted) 1 liang,Cooked Rehmannia (washed) half liang, Aconite (roasted, with skin and pith removed) half liang, White Atractylodes (roasted) half liang, Dried Ginger (washed, roasted) half liang, White Peony half liang, Ginseng (root tip removed) half liang, Licorice (roasted) half liang, Sichuan Lovage half liang, Evodia (stems and stalks removed, soaked in boiling water 7 times, roasted) 1 fen,Eucommia (peeled, chopped, and stir-fried to remove fibers) 1 fen, Alpinia (stir-fried) 1 fen.

Source

*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.

Benefits

For women suffering from various deficiencies and insufficiencies, epigastric fullness and oppression, fatigue in the limbs, dizziness and blurred vision, mental confusion, difficulty digesting food, or alternating chills and fever—all conditions involving deficiency-cold.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 2 qian per dose; add 1 large bowl of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 2 jujubes; decoct until reduced to 5 fen; strain; take on an empty stomach.

Thirteen-Ingredient Angelica Decoction for Tonifying Deficiency,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.,For women suffering from various deficiencies and insufficiencies, epigastric fullness and oppression, fatigue in the limbs, dizziness and blurred vision, mental confusion, difficulty digesting food, or alternating chills and fever—all conditions involving deficiency-cold.

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