金水六君煎

Source

The book Jing Yue Quan Shu

Ingredients

• Dang Gui 6 g,
• Shu Di 9~15 g,
• Chen Pi 4.5 g,
• Ban Xia 6 g,
• Fu Ling 6 g,
• Zhi Gan Cao 3 g,
• Sheng Jiang 10 g.

Explanation

Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood, alleviating pain.

Shu Di: Tonifying blood, nourishing yin of liver and kidney.

Fu Ling: Inducing diuresis and strengthening the spleen.

Chen Pi: Regulating the flow of Qi and stomach, removing dampness and dissolving phlegm.

Ban Xia: Removing dampness and resolving phlegm, descending the upward adverse flow of Qi to arrest vomiting.

Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating Qi, regulating the stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

Sheng Jiang: Warming the stomach.

Effect

Tonify yin and resolve phlegm.

Indications

Qi and blood deficiency, cough with nausea and vomit, asthma with excessive phlegm, affection of exotenous wind-cold, yin deficiency due to old age, deficiency cold in lung and kidney.

Administration

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.