Name

Powder of Ginseng and Gecko

The Prescription of 人参蛤蚧散

Source

The book Wei Sheng Bao Jian

Ingredients

Ge Jie (Gecko) 1 pair,Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum)150 g,Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata)150 g,Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 60 g,Fu Ling (Poria) 60 g,Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae) 60 g,Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori) 60 g,Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) 60 g.

Explanation

Ge Jie: The principal drug, improving inspiration to relieve asthma by invigorating the kidney-Qi.

Ren Shen: Reinforcing the primordial Qi, benefiting the spleen and lung.

Fu Ling: Strengthening the spleen to remove dampness.

Sang Pi and Xing Ren: Descending the adverse flow of Qi downward to relieve asthma.

Bei Mu: Clearing away heat, moisturizing the lung, resolving phlegm.

Zhi Mu: Clearing away lung-heat, nourishing the kidney, improving inspiration.

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

The Effect of 人参蛤蚧散

Effect

Replenishing Qi, clearing away lung-heat, relieving cough and asthma.

Indications

Syndrome due to lung-deficiency and prolonged cough, marked by cough, asthma, thick yellowish sputum, or cough, vomiting of pus and blood, restless and feverish sensation in the chest, emaciation, and floating weak pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis.

Administrations

The ingredients are ground into powder. 6 g of it is taken on empty stomach with boiled water each time, twice daily, in the morning and evening.

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