formula | Initial Yin Decoction Yi Yin Jian |
source | Jingyue Quanshu Volume 51 |
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bubble_chart Composition Rehmannia root 6g, Peony root 6g, Ophiopogon root 6g, Salvia root 6g, Cooked Rehmannia root 9g, Achyranthes root 5g, Licorice root 3g.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Take decocted in water before meals.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Nourishing yin and clearing heat.
bubble_chart Indications
Yin-deficiency fever, hematemesis, epistaxis; or malaria, cold-damage disease with frequent sweating, excessive sweating leading to yin deficiency and fluid injury, unrelenting thirst, persistent tidal fever, and a weak pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- For those with excessive fire and irritability, add 9 grams of tortoise-plastron glue;
- for those with dysphoria, profuse sweating, and insomnia, add Sour Jujube and Schisandra Fruit;
- for those with hematemesis and epistaxis, add charred India Madder Root and Cornus officinalis.