formula name | Jian Six Gentiemen Metal and Water Decoction |
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage 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.