Raw Astragalus 18 gm, Anemarrhena 9 gm, Bupleurum 4.5 gm, Platycodon 4.5 gm, Cimicifuga 3 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

decocted in water for administration .

bubble_chart Indications

The chest feels a sinking of the vital energy, with shortness of breath that is insufficient for normal respiration, or struggling to breathe, resembling asthma, or the breath seems about to stop, with imminent danger. Accompanied by alternating chills and fever, or dry throat and thirst, or fullness and severe palpitations, or unconsciousness and forgetfulness, with a deep, slow, and faint pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

For those with extreme deficiency and sinking of qi, consider adding Ginseng and Cornus.