Home›Formulas› Li Yin Tang (理饮汤, Regulating Fluids Decoction) from Records of Chinese Medicine with Reference to the West: gan jiang (dried ginger) 7 qian (about 21 g) as the sovereign herb, together with bai zhu (atractylodes), gui zhi (cinnamon twig), fu ling (poria), bai shao (white peony), etc.; after three doses opened the appetite, sheng huang qi (raw astragalus) 3 qian (about 9 g) was added to tonify the qi, and a dozen-plus further doses cured the illness

Li Yin Tang (理饮汤, Regulating Fluids Decoction) from Records of Chinese Medicine with Reference to the West: gan jiang (dried ginger) 7 qian (about 21 g) as the sovereign herb, together with bai zhu (atractylodes), gui zhi (cinnamon twig), fu ling (poria), bai shao (white peony), etc.; after three doses opened the appetite, sheng huang qi (raw astragalus) 3 qian (about 9 g) was added to tonify the qi, and a dozen-plus further doses cured the illness: Chinese Medicine Cases

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Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus)