Ginseng and Perilla Beverage

Ginseng and Perilla Beverage

Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Ren Shen) 3 fen (6g), Perillae Folium (Zi Su Ye) 3 fen (6g), Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Ge Gen) 3 fen (6g), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Ban Xia) 3 fen (6g), Peucedani Radix (Qian Hu) 3 fen (6g), Poria (Fu Ling) 3 fen (6g), Aurantii Fructus (Zhi Qiao) 0.5 liang (4g), Platycodonis Radix (Jie Geng) 0.5 liang (4g), Aucklandiae Radix (Mu Xiang) 0.5 liang (4g), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chen Pi) 0.5 liang (4g), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Zhi Gan Cao) 0.5 liang (4g)

Prepare it as a decoction and add seven slices of sheng jiang and one whole da zao. Take while it is warm with no fixed schedule.

Boosts qi, releases the exterior, rectifies qi, and dissolves phlegm.

This formula is indicated for a pattern of qi deficiency with contraction of external wind-cold, complicated by interior phlegm-dampness. Signs and symptoms include aversion to cold, fever, absence of sweat, headache, stuffy nose, cough, white phlegm, distended and suppressed chest and abdomen, fatigue, lassitude, short of breath, dislike of speaking, a white tongue coating, and a weak pulse.

This pattern is the result of spleen and lung qi deficiency with interior phlegm-dampness complicated by the contraction of wind-cold. Aversion to cold, fever, absence of sweat, headache, and a stuffy nose are symptoms of wind-cold fettering the exterior flesh, causing blockage of the lung system. Since phlegm-dampness obstructs the lung, the movement of qi is disturbed, so there is cough, white phlegm, distention and fullness in the chest and abdomen. Fatigue, lassitude, shortness of breath, no interest to talk, and a superficial pulse indicate qi-deficient external contraction. The appropriate treatment is to boost qi, release the exterior, rectify qi, and dissolve phlegm.

1. Essential pattern differentiation Shen Su Yin is commonly used for the pattern of qi deficiency with externally contracted wind-cold, complicated by interior phlegm-dampness. This clinical pattern is marked by aversion to cold, fever, absence of sweat, headache, cough with white phlegm, distention and fullness in the chest and abdomen, fatigue and lassitude, white tongue coating, and weak pulse 2. Modern applications This formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders: common cold and upper respiratory infection when the patient shows signs of the qi deficiency with external contraction of wind-cold, complicated by phlegm-dampness.

1. Aucklandia lappa is listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix I. This speice is highly protected and the wild specice for commercial trade purposes is banned. 2. Ginseng ( Panax ginseng ) is listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II. Its trade is allowed but subject to licensing controls.