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Xue’s Modified Shengmai Powder,Hidden Summer-Heat in the Taiyin Channel: red tongue, thirst, and profuse sweating.

Formulas Name : Xue’s Modified Shengmai Powder

Chinese Name : 薛氏加减生脉散

Drug Formulation

3 qian of Scrophularia root, 3 qian of Ophiopogon tuber, 1 qian of Schisandra berry, 2 qian of Moutan bark, 3 qian of Rehmannia root (raw).

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 1.

Benefits

Hidden Summer-Heat in the Taiyin Channel: red tongue, thirst, and profuse sweating.

Instructions for Use

Add 5 cups of water; boil until reduced to 2 cups; divide into two doses and take while warm.

Xue’s Modified Shengmai Powder,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 1.,Hidden Summer-Heat in the Taiyin Channel: red tongue, thirst, and profuse sweating.

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