薏苡仁湯

Source

The book Qi Xiao Liang Fang

Ingredients

• Yi Yi Ren 30 g,
• Dang Gui 30 g,
• Shao Yao 30 g,
• Ma Huang 30 g,
• Rou Gui 30 g,
• Zhi Gan Cao 30 g,
• Cang Zhu 30 g.

Explanation

Dang Gui: Activating blood and tonifying blood.

Bai Shao: Tonifying blood, astringing yin to check sweating, soothing the liver.

Ma Huang: Relieving exterior syndrome, dispersing cold pathogen.

Rou Gui: Warming and supporting Yang-Qi.

Yi Yi Ren: Removing dampness and subduing swelling.

Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

Cang Zhu: Drying dampness and invigorating spleen, dispelling wind-dampness.

Indications

Apoplexy.

Administration

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 22.5 g of the powder is decocted in water with Sheng Jiang 15 g for oral dose to be taken twice.