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Origin-Boosting Decoction
益元汤 〔益元湯〕 yì yuán tāng
Source: Yī Fāng Jí Jiě 医方集解
Ingredients
- Fù zǐ (附子 Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata, aconite [accessory root])
- Gān jiāng (干姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma, dried ginger)
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root])
- Sān qī (三七 Notoginseng Radix, notoginseng [root])
- Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root])
- Wǔ wèi zǐ (五味子 Schisandrae Fructus, schisandra [berry])
- Ài yè (艾叶 Artemisiae Argyi Folium, mugwort [leaf])
- Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root])
- Zhī mǔ (知母 Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, anemarrhena [root])
- Cōng bái (葱白 Allii Fistulosi Bulbus, scallion white)
- Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger)
- Dà zǎo (大枣 Jujubae Fructus, jujube)
Actions: Returns yáng and stems counterflow; nourishes yīn and clears heat;.
Indications: Red facial complexion, profuse sweating, and cold limbs. Tongue: Smooth and glossy with little fur. Pulse: Faint, on the verge of expiration.
Similar: Sì nì tāng (四逆汤 Counterflow Cold Decoction)
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