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Yi Wei Tang

From "Zang Fu Syndromes," by McDonald and Penner

English: Benefit the Stomach Decoction

• Ingredients
• Actions
• Syndromes
• Clinical Manifestations
• Treats
• Modifications

Latin	Pinyin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Aden. seu Glehniae	Sha Shen	6-9g	Nourishes ST, generates Fluids, moistens LU and clears Heat. With Mai Men Dong and Yu Zhu, for ST Yin Xu. With Sheng Di Huang and Mai Men Dong, for ST Yin Xu.
Tub. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	6-15g	Nourishes ST Yin, moistens LU and Intestines and generates Fluids. With Sha Shen and Yu Zhu, for ST Yin Xu.
Rx. Rehmanniae (raw)	Sheng Di Huang	9-15g	Clears Heat, cools Blood, nourishes Yin and generates Fluids.
Rz. Polygonati Odorati	Yu Zhu	4.5-9g	Nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness. With Mai Men Dong and Sha Shen, for dry mouth, thirst and a red tongue due to ST Yin Xu.

Benefits ST, Generates Fluids and Replenishes ST and LU Yin.

ST Yin Xu

Qi Level or Yang Ming Stage Heat where perspiration occurs after purging, injuring ST Yin

Dry mouth and throat Dry lips Nausea and vomiting Abdominal pain Dry stools Epigastric upset Night sweats

Afternoon fever Hunger with no appetite Hiccoughs Malar flush Five sole heat Hard stools

T: Red and dry
C: Thin
P: Thready and rapid

Influenza Hiccoughs

Conditions with more fluid depletion and less Heat

For constipation: + Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen For a very bitter, dry in mouth: + Rz. Coptidis (1-2g.) Huang Lian

For Xu Heat with night sweats: + Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi For severe abdominal pain: + Rx. Paeoniae Albae Bai Shao + Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao

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