Class: Tonify
Subclass: Tonify the Qi
Actions:
Preserves the Yin
Promotes generation of Body Fluids
Stops sweating
Tonifies Qi
Indications:
Concurrent Deficiency of Qi and Yin, primarily of the Lungs.
Profuse sweating due to Summer-Heat or heatstroke, leading to Qi and Yin Deficiency.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Asthenia
Breathlessness
Cardiac Lung
Chronic bronchitis
Chronic cough
Collapse
Difficult to expectorate phlegm
Fatigue
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Spontaneous sweating
Ventricular arrhythmia
Angina pectoris
Coronary disorders
Dry mouth
Introversion
Myocardial infarction
Rheumatic heart disease
Thirst
Pale, dry tongue (red, dry tongue - Summer-Heat)
Weak-Fine-Empty pulse (Ruo Xi Xu)
Contraindications:
Exterior disorders with high fever.
Early stage of diarrhea during summer.
Early stage of cough.
Acute infection.
Preparation and recommended use:
POWDER : 3 or 4g, 3 times a day, with a little of warm water.
DECOCTION : 30 g per liter. Reduction to 40 cl.
Absorb in 3 or 4 times a day.