Prescriptions for Promoting the Production of Body Fluids to Moisten Dryness
Bai He Ji Zi Tang (百合鸡子汤)
Name
The Prescription of 百合鸡子汤
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
7 Bai He,1 Egg Yolk.Explanation
Bai He: Nourishing yin of lung and heart, clearing heat of lung and heart, relieving cough and dispelling phlegm.
Egg Yolk: Nourishing yin and moistening dryness, tonifying blood and extinguishing wind.
The Effect of 百合鸡子汤
Effect
Nourish yin and tonify the stomach, direct qi downward and relieve restlessness.
Indications
Lily disease with restlessness after vomiting.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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