Yellow Goat Kidney Decoction

Yellow Goat Kidney Decoction,For consumptive disorders with dry mouth and tongue, weakness in the legs and knees, and deficiency in the lower jiao.

Formulas Name : Yellow Goat Kidney Decoction

Chinese Name : 黄羊肾汤

Drug Formulation

1 pair of goat kidneys (membranes removed, cut into 8 slices), 2 liang of magnetite (crushed and rinsed with water to remove the red liquid), 1 liang of astragalus (chopped), 3 fen of lycium bark, 1 liang of ophiopogon (core removed), 2 liang of prepared rehmannia root, 3 fen of schisandra, 1 liang of ginseng (root tip removed), 3 fen of cinnamon bark, and 1 liang of white poria.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 27.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For consumptive disorders with dry mouth and tongue, weakness in the legs and knees, and deficiency in the lower jiao.

Instructions for Use

For each dose, first use 1.5 large bowls of water to decoct the sheep’s kidney until reduced to 1 bowl; remove the kidney and any fat floating on the surface. Then add 1 liang of the powder and 5 jujubes, decoct until reduced to 7 fen, strain out the residue, and take in two warm doses—one on an empty stomach and one before dinner.

Yellow Goat Kidney Decoction,From *Shenghui*, Volume 27.,For consumptive disorders with dry mouth and tongue, weakness in the legs and knees, and deficiency in the lower jiao.

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