formula | Turtle Rehmannia Decoction Gui Bie Di Huang Tang |
source | "Annotations on Excellent Prescriptions from Famous Physicians through the Ages" Citing Tao Muzhang's Prescription |
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bubble_chart Composition Tortoise plastron 30 gm, turtle shell 30 gm, cooked rehmannia 15 gm, moutan bark 9 gm, cornus fruit 9 gm, dioscorea 9 gm, alisma 9 gm, poria 9 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Decoct the above ingredients in water. Take one dose daily, divided into two servings.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Nourishing water to moisten wood, strengthening sinews and invigorating bones.
bubble_chart Indications
Flowing phlegm (tuberculosis of bone and joint) (subcutaneous node of bone and joint) in those with yin deficiency.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
Expelling the internal to drain pus, add Chinese Honeylocust Fruit, raw Astragalus Root, and roasted pangolin scales; for severe cases of yin deficiency with effulgent fire, add moutan bark and Chinese Wolfberry Root-bark.