Yiguan Jian

續名醫類案湯劑

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Source

續名醫類案

Composition

Bei Sha Shen (Glehnia root) 10g, Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon) 10g, Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis) 10g, Sheng Di Huang (Raw Rehmannia) 20g, Gou Qi Zi (Lycium fruit) 10g, Chuan Lian Zi (Toosendan fruit) 5g

Preparation

Take orally as a decoction: simmer six bowls of water down to two bowls; take one bowl before breakfast and one before dinner.

Form

湯劑

Function

Enrich yin and soothe the liver.

Traditional indications

Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency with liver qi not flowing freely, causing chest, epigastric, and hypochondriac pain, vomiting of sour water, dry throat and mouth, red tongue with little coating, and a thready, rapid, or wiry, deficient pulse.

Cautions

Because the formula emphasizes tonification, although it can move formless Qi, it cannot eliminate tangible pathogens, and many medicinals are sweet and cloying; therefore, for those with retained Phlegm and accumulated fluids, white greasy tongue coating, and a deep string-like pulse, it is not suitable for use.