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formulaGinseng and Perilla Decoction Shen Su Yin
sourceTaiping Huimin Heji Jufang, Imperial Medical Bureau, 1078-1085
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bubble_chart Composition

Costus root 15 gm, Perilla leaf, dried kudzu (washed), Pinellia (washed with decoction seven times, prepared with ginger juice, stir-fried), Peucedanum (remove sprouts), Ginseng, Poria (peeled), each 23 gm, Bitter orange (remove pulp, stir-fried with bran), Platycodon (de-reeded), Licorice (roasted), Tangerine peel (white part removed), each 15 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients. Take 12 grams each time, add 220 ml of water, 7 slices of ginger, and 1 jujube, and decoct until reduced to 1.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Replenishing qi and releasing the external, ventilating lung and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

A person with a weak constitution may experience external contraction of wind-cold, internal damage leading to phlegm-fluid retention, aversion to cold accompanied by fever, headache, nasal congestion, cough with copious phlegm, and a feeling of fullness in the chest and diaphragm. Alternatively, phlegm accumulation in the middle burner may cause dizziness, epigastric discomfort, severe palpitations, and hiccups.

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