Prescriptions for Promoting the Production of Body Fluids to Moisten Dryness
Zeng Ye Ma Ren Tang (增液麻仁汤)
Name
The Prescription of 增液麻仁汤
Source
The book Lv Jing Jiang Fang
Ingredients
Xuan Shen 15 gMai Dong 15 gSheng Di 15 gHou Po 10 gDa Huang 6~10 gXing Ren 10 gBai Shao 10~15 gZhi Shi 10 gHei Zhi Ma] 15~30 gExplanation
Xuan Shen: Clear heat and cool blood, purge fire, remove toxicity, nourish yin for lowering fire.
Mai Dong: Nourish yin and clear heat.
Hou Po: Promote the flow of qi and dry dampness.
Sheng Di: Clear heat and nourish yin.
Bai Shao: Astringe yin to check sweating, calm and suppress liver yang.
Da Huang: Remove accumulation with purgative, clear heat and resolve dampness.
Hei Zhi Ma: Tonify the liver and kidney, moisten the five zang organs.
Zhi Shi: Break qi and relieve stuffiness.
Xing Ren: Descend the lung-Qi, moisten intestines.
The Effect of 增液麻仁汤
Effect
Nourish yin and purge heat, promote the secretion of body fluid and moisten the intestines.
Indications
Heat accumulation in the stomach and intestines, impairment of body fluid.
Administrations
All the drugs are decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
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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