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formula nameJian Six Gentiemen Metal and Water Decoction
sourceJingyue Quanshu
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Chinese Angelica (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 6gm
Prepared Rehmannia RootYellow (Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata) 9~15g
Dried Tangerine Peel (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) 4.5gm
Pineilia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) 6gm
Poria (Poria) 6gm
Liquorice Root (Radix Glycyrrhizae) roasted 3gm

Use 400 milliliters of water, add 3 to 7 slices of Fresh Ginger Rhizome, boil until reduced to 280 or 320 milliliters, and take warm on an empty stomach.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing yin to resolve phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

Lung and kidney deficiency with cold, water flooding transforms into phlegm, or in old age with yin deficiency, insufficient blood and qi, externally affected by wind-cold, resulting in cough, nausea, vomiting, dyspnea, and excessive phlegm.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

  • If the stool is not solid and there is excessive dampness, remove Chinese Angelica and add Chinese Yam;
  • if there is severe phlegm and qi stagnation, with discomfort in the chest and hypochondrium, add white mustard seed 2.1~2.8 grams;
  • if there is severe pudendal coldness and persistent cough, add Asarum 1.5~2.1 grams;
  • if there is an accompanying exterior pathogen with cold and heat, add Bupleurum 3~6 grams.

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