Increase the Fluids Decoction
Chinese Prescription: Zeng Ye Tang
English Translation: Increase the Fluids Decoction
Formula Type: Enrich the Yin and Moisten Dryness
Actions: Generates fluids, moistens dryness, & unblocks the bowels.
Indications: Constipation, thirst, a dry, red tongue, & a thin & slightly rapid, or a weak & forceless pulse. This is constipation due to exhaustion, usually from a warm-febrile disease.
Contraindications: This formula is not a purgative, but promotes evacuation of the bowels by clearing heat & replenishing the fluids. It is not strong enough for conditions with severe dryness; in such cases, Increase the Fluids and Order the Qi Decoction is a better choice. Moreover, to be effective, a large dose of this formula must also be used.
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Xuan Shen / Scrophularia Root |
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Taste: Salty, Sweet, Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Cool Blood |
Dosage9-30g |
Actions1. Clears heat & cools the blood: used when heat has entered the blood level of warm-febrile diseases, causing bleeding, fever, dry mouth, & a purplish tongue.
2. Nourishes the yin: especially for the sequelae of warm-febrile diseases with such symptoms as constipation & irritability.
3. Drains fire & relieves toxicity: for swollen or red eyes, & especially in extreme cases of sore throat.
4. Softens hardness & dissipates nodules: for neck lumps due to phlegm-fire as well as severe throat pain & swelling. |
MeridiansKidney, Lung, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of Spleen or Stomach dampness, or diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency. According to some traditional sources, this herb antagonizes huang qi, gan jiang, da zao, & shan zhu yu. It is also considered to be incompatible with li lu. |
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Mai Men Dong / Ophiopogon |
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Taste: Sweet, Slightly Bitter • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Yin |
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Moistens the Lungs & stops cough: used whenever the Lung yin has been injured with such signs as dry cough, thick sputum that is difficult to expectorate, & coughing up blood.
2. Augments the Stomach yin & generates fluids: for dry tongue & mouth due to insufficient Stomach yin.
3. Clears the Heart & eliminates irritability: for irritability due to yin deficiency or a warm-febrile disese at the nutitive level. In both cases, the feverishness & irritability worsen at night.
4. Moistens the Intestines: for constipation, dry mouth, & irritiability as an the aftermath of a febrile disease or any pattern of yin deficiency. |
MeridiansHeart , Lung , Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases with diarrhea due to cold frm deficiency, & in cases of congested fluids. May antagonize kuan dong hua & counteract ku shen & bai mu er. |
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Sheng Di Huang / Rehmannia Root, Unprepared |
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Taste: Sweet, Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Cool Blood |
Dosage9-30g |
Actions1. Clears heat & cools the blood: for all warm-febrile diseases where heat enters the nutritive level causing very high fever, thirst, & a scarlet tongue. Also indicated in cases of hemorrhage due to heat entering the blood level.
2. Nourishes the yin & generates fluids: for yin deficiency with heat signs, as well as injury to the body's fluids. Manifestations include dry mouth, continuous low-grade fever, & constipation. Also for throat pain associated with yin deficiency.
3. Cools the upward-blazing of Heart fire: for mouth & tongue sores, & for irritability, insomnia, afternoon or low-grade fevers, & malar flush.
4. Wasting & thirsting disorder. |
MeridiansHeart, Kidney, Liver |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of Spleen deficiency with dampness, yang deficiency, & in pregnant women with blood deficiency or Spleen or Stomach deficiency. |