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Source: Jǐng Yuè Quán Shū 景岳全书‧新方八阵

Ingredients

• Shēng dì huáng (生地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata seu Recens, dried/fresh rehmannia [root]) 6–9g
• Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 6–9g
• Suān zǎo rén (酸枣仁 Ziziphi Spinosi Semen, spiny jujube [kernel]) 6g
• Shēng gān cǎo (生甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix Cruda, raw licorice [root]) 3g
• Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) 3–6g
• Xuán shēn (玄参 Scrophulariae Radix, scrophularia [root]) 4.5g
• Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 4.5g
• Mù tōng (木通 Akebiae Trifoliatae Caulis, trifoliate akebia) 4.5g

Indications: Heat in the heart channel and water failing to counteract fire with fright mania and loss of mind, garrulousness and laughing; pox with heat vexation; loss of blood.

Method: Decoct with 20 lengths of dengxincao or zhuye, and take between meals.

Variations: If there is pronounced phlegm-heat, add 3 gr of Dǎn xīng (胆南星 Arisaema cum Bile , bile [-processed] arisaema [root]) and 4.5 gr Tiān huā fěn (天花粉 Trichosanthis Radix, trichosanthes root).

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