Fang name | Left-Restoring Decoction |
[Preparation method and dosage]
Decocted in water, take 2 times a day, 2 doses a day.
[Efficacy]
Enriching yin nourishes the kidneys and tonifying blood.
[Indications]
Insufficient kidney yin, yin failure and yang exuberance, symptoms include backache, diarrhea, night sweat, dry mouth and throat, thirst, fluid retention, red tongue, and thready pulse.
[Modern application]
Modern medicine believes that this prescription adjusts water-liquid metabolism, lowers blood sugar, and nourishes nerves. Mainly used for: chronic nephritis, chronic pyelonephritis, diabetes, hypertension, neurasthenia, primary osteoporosis, low back pain, night sweat, dry mouth and throat, thirst for fluid retention, and thready and rapid pulse.
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