formula | Supplemented Four-Ingredient Decoction Jia Wei Si Wu Tang |
source | Volume 4 of Yixue Zhengzhuan |
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bubble_chart Composition Angelica sinensis 3 gm, Rehmannia glutinosa 9 gm, Paeonia lactiflora and Ligusticum chuanxiong 2.3 gm each, Schisandra chinensis 9 pieces, Ophiopogon japonicus 3 gm, Panax ginseng 1.5 gm, Phellodendron amurense 3 gm, Coptis chinensis 1.5 gm, Anemarrhena asphodeloides 0.9 gm, Eucommia ulmoides 2.3 gm, Achyranthes bidentata 0.9 gm (omit if legs are not weak), Atractylodes lancea 3 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Finely chop the above ingredients to make one dose. Boil with 300 ml of water until reduced to 150 ml. Administer while warm before meals. Alternatively, mix with wine and form into pills for consumption.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Nourishing blood, tonifying yin, clearing heat and resolving dampness, strengthening sinews and invigorating bones.
bubble_chart Indications
Liver and kidney deficiency, yin deficiency, blood deficiency, dampness-heat invading the tendons and bones, leading to atrophy-flaccidity disease.