Thirst ⁽²⁾

Yuquan Pill ("Jade Spring Pill") originates from Wanbing Huichun (Resuscitation of All Diseases) by the Ming-dynasty physician Gong Tingxian. The formula consists of Huanglian (Coptis rhizome), Gegen (Pueraria root), Tianhuafen (Trichosanthes root), Zhimu (Anemarrhena rhizome), Maidong (Ophiopogon tuber), Renshen (Ginseng), Wuweizi (Schisandra fruit), fresh Shengdi…

"Duanke Tang" (Thirst-Stopping Decoction) comes from Jifeng Puji Fang (Rooster-Wind Prescriptions for Universal Relief). It is composed as follows: Mume flesh (wumei rou) 2 liang (60 g); Radix Ophiopogonis (maimendong), Radix Ginseng (renshen), Radix Glycyrrhizae (gancao), Poria (fuling) and Radix Puerariae (gegen), each 1 liang…