Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang
沙蔘麥門冬湯 shā shēn mài mén dōng tāng, "Glehnia and Ophiopogonis Decoction"

Translated Name: Glehnia and Ophiopogonis Decoction

Category:

Formulas that Treat Dryness,

Gently Disperse and Moisten Dryness

Decoction

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Components (7):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
桑葉	Sang Ye	white mulberry leaf	4.5	grams
白扁豆	Bai Bian Dou	hyacinth bean, dolichos, lablab	4.5	grams
天花粉	Tian Hua Fen	trichosanthes root	4.5	grams
甘草	Gan Cao	licorice root	3	grams
沙參	Sha Shen	glehnia root	9	grams
麥門冬	Mai Men Dong	ophiopogon tuber	9	grams
玉竹	Yu Zhu	scented Solomon's seal rhizome, polygonatum	6	grams

	Tongue: Red tongue, little coating		Pulse: No pulse data at this time
	Cautions: Similiar in function to the principal formula (Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang, Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoction) except that it treats relatively mild conditions where only the yin and fluids have been injured, and not the qi.		Reference Source: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases
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