formula | Seven-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill Qi Wei Di Huang Wan |
source | She Sheng Mi Pou, Hong Ji, 1638 |
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bubble_chart Composition Rehmannia glutinosa 240 gm (avoid iron, pounded into paste) Cornus officinalis (moistened with wine, pitted) Dry Dioscorea opposita (stir-fried) 120 gm each Paeonia suffruticosa (washed with wine, slightly stir-fried) Poria cocos (peeled, prepared with milk) Alisma orientale (de-fuzzed, soaked in wine, baked) 90 gm each Cinnamomum cassia (peeled, avoid fire) 30 gm
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients into powder, make into pills with refined honey, as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 9 grams each time, administer with light salt water before meals.
bubble_chart Indications
Insufficiency of kidney water leads to deficiency fire flaming upward, resulting in fever and thirst, mouth and tongue sores; or gum ulcers, throat pain; or emaciation, night sweats, and fever.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
Avoid eating radishes while taking medication.