Yin Yu Decoction

Yin Yu Decoction,When pathogenic wind invades the abdomen, causing abdominal cramping and rigidity, restlessness, confusion, delusional speech, disorientation, inability to recognize people or events, a clenched jaw that cannot be opened, fright and terror while lying down, dry mouth, aversion to wind, and frequent loss of semen.

Formulas Name : Yin Yu Decoction

Chinese Name : 茵芋饮

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Yin Yu, 1 liang of Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang of Dried Ginger (roasted), 1 liang of Asarum (stems and leaves removed), 1 liang of Scutellaria (black core removed),Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) 1 liang, Aconite (roasted and split, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang, Stephania (roasted and split) 1 liang, Poria (with black skin removed) 1 liang, Gentiana (with stems and soil removed) 2 liang, Saposhnikovia (with branches removed) 2 liang, Angelica (baked) 2 liang, Licorice (roasted) 2 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.

Processing

Chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame seeds or beans.

Benefits

When pathogenic wind invades the abdomen, causing abdominal cramping and rigidity, restlessness, confusion, delusional speech, disorientation, inability to recognize people or events, a clenched jaw that cannot be opened, fright and terror while lying down, dry mouth, aversion to wind, and frequent loss of semen.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; add 1.5 zhan of water and a small amount of bamboo sap; decoct until reduced to 8 fen; strain and take while warm.

Yin Yu Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.,When pathogenic wind invades the abdomen, causing abdominal cramping and rigidity, restlessness, confusion, delusional speech, disorientation, inability to recognize people or events, a clenched jaw that cannot be opened, fright and terror while lying down, dry mouth, aversion to wind, and frequent loss of semen.

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