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Source: Wēn Bìng Tiáo Biàn 温病条辨

Ingredients

• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 18g
• Shēng dì huáng (生地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata seu Recens, dried/fresh rehmannia [root]) 18g
• Ē jiāo (阿胶 Asini Corii Colla, ass hide glue) 9g
• Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 15g
• Shēng bái sháo (生白芍 Paeoniae Radix Alba Cruda, raw white peony [root]) 6–9g
• Mǔ lì (牡蛎 Ostreae Concha, oyster shell) 30g

Actions: Enriches yīn and restores the pulse.

Indications: Later stages of warm heat disease with damage to yīn-blood, characterized by thin sloppy stool and heart palpitation. Tongue: Crimson, smooth, and dry. Pulse: Skipping.

Method: Decoct with water.

Notes: This is Jiā jiǎn fù mài tāng (加减复脉汤 Pulse-Restorative Variant Decoction) with the addition of Mǔ lì (one shell or armor.)

Similar: Dà dìng fēng zhū (大定风珠 Major Wind-Stabilizing Pill)

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