WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

Jia jian wei rui tang(Modified Fragrant Solomonsael Decoction )

【INGREDIENTS】:

Fragrant solomonsael rhizome 9g， Spring onion stalk 6g， Platycodon root 5g， Swallowwart root 3g， Prepared soybean 9g， Peppermint 5g， Roasted licorice root 1. 5g， Chinese date 2 pcs.

【DIRECTIONS】:Decoct the above herbs in water for oral administration.

【EFFECTS】: Nourishing yin to clear away heat and inducing perspiration to relieve the exterior.

【INDICATIONS】: Constitutional yin deficiency with attack of exogenous evils manifested by headache, fever, slight chill or aversion to wind, absence of sweat, or slight sweating, cough, vexation, thirst with dryness of throat, red tongue and rapid pulse.

【ANALYSIS OF FORMULA】: Fragrant solomonseal rhizome as the main herb to nourish yin and moisten dryness. Spring onion stalk, prepared soybean and pep­permint act as the assistant herbs to dispel exogenous evils. As the adjuvant herbs, swallowwart root clears heat; platycodon root disperses the lung for resol­ving phlegm;Chinese date nourishes qi and blood. Roasted licorice root is the dis­patcher herb for harmonizing all the components. Thus, it is possible to induce perspiration without injuring yin but nourishing yin without remaining of evils.