增液潤燥湯

Source

The book Li Ji Yuan Fang

Ingredients

Explanation

Dang Gui: Tonify blood and activate blood.

Sheng Di: Clear heat and nourish yin.

Mai Dong and Yu Zhu: Clear heat and moisten dryness, nourish the lung and stomach.

Sha Shen: Clear lung fire and tonify lung yin.

Tian Men Dong: Nourish yin of lung and stomach, clear heat of lung and stomach, nourish kidney.

Bai Shao: Tonify blood and nourish Yin.

Di Gu Pi: Clear lung-heat.

Raw Gan Cao: Purge fire and harmonize the spleen and stomach.

Zhi Mu: Clear heat and purge fire, nourish yin and moisten dryness.

Dang Shen: Invigorate lung-qi and spleen-qi, nourish blood, and promote the generation of body fluid.

Yuan Shen: Clear heat and cool blood, nourish yin for lowering fire.

Wu Wei Zi: Astringe the lung, secure essence, replenish qi and nourish kidney, promote the generation of fluid to relieve thirst.

Wu Mei: Astringe lung and promote the generation of fluid.

Effect

Nourish yin and moisten dryness, replenish qi and promote the secretion of saliva.

Indications

Yin injured by lung-heat.

Administration

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.