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Ren Shen Hu Tao Tang 人参胡桃汤
Ginseng and Walnut Decoction
Ginseng and Walnut Decoction
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Formula to Aid the Living (Ji Sheng Fang)
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Preparation:
Prepare a standard decoction.
Function:
Strengthens Lungs and Kidneys, Stops Cough and Wheezing
Use:
Chronic Cough or Wheezing with weak voice, low energy, inability to lie down, weak pulse, pale tongue
1. Chronic Cough
2. Chronic Bronchitis
3. Bronchial Asthma
4. Emphysema
5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Dose:
The above decoction is divided into 3 equal doses to be taken over the course of a day.
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Chronic Asthma, add Gecko (Ge Jie) and Schisandra Wu Wei Zi.
2. Chronic Cough, add Apricot kernel (Xing Ren), Coltsfoot (Kuan Dong Hua), Licorice (Gan Cao)
3. With Spleen deficiency, add Atractylodes Bai Zhu, Poria Fu Ling
4. Shortness of Breath, add Psoralea Bu Gu Zhi, Aloeswood (Chen Xiang), Gecko (Ge Jie), Schisandra Wu Wei Zi.
5. Cold Phlegm obstructing the Lungs, add Pinellia Ban Xia, Poria Fu Ling, Platycodon Jie Geng, Citrus Chen Pi.
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