Stephania Root 7.5 gm, Cinnamon Twig 22.5 gm, Saposhnikovia Root 22.5 gm, Licorice Root 7.5 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Soak the above four ingredients in 200 ml (one cup) of wine for 12 hours (overnight), then squeeze out the juice. Take 1,000 grams (2 jin) of fresh rehmannia root, finely chew it, and steam it for as long as it takes to cook a dou of rice. Collect the juice in a copper vessel, then squeeze out the rehmannia juice and mix it together. Divide the mixture into two portions.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Enriching yin and cooling blood, expelling wind and dredging collaterals.

bubble_chart Indications

Wind enters the heart meridian, yin deficiency with blood heat, symptoms include manic behavior, aimless wandering, incessant soliloquy, absence of chills or fever, floating pulse; or blood deficiency with wind predominance, wriggling of limbs, ЁИ, red tongue with scant coating, weak pulse, mental fatigue, yin deficiency with wind-dampness transforming into heat, painful red patches on the skin resembling wandering fire. Currently used for conditions such as wind-dampness arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, hysteria, epilepsy, and other syndromes characterized by yin deficiency with latent heat.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

The formula heavily utilizes Unprocessed Rehmannia Root to nourish true yin and cool the blood, serving as the sovereign herb; Stephania Tetrandra excels in expelling wind-dampness from the meridians and also clears heat, acting as the minister herb; Saposhnikovia Root and Cinnamon Twig harmonize the nutrient and defensive aspects, releasing the flesh and dispersing wind, serving as the assistant herbs; Liquorice Root regulates and tonifies the spleen and stomach, harmonizing all the herbs, acting as the envoy herb. Combined into a formula, it collectively achieves the effects of enriching yin and cooling blood, expelling wind and dredging collaterals.