Classical antecedent: Lian Po Yin (Coptis-Magnolia Decoction)
Indications:
Chronic fatigue syndrome, Tiredness, a feeling of heaviness, muzziness of the head, lack of concentration, poor memory, ache in the muscles, muscle fatigue, feeling of heat, a feeling of oppression of the epigastrium, a sticky taste or bitter taste, poor appetite, loose stools.
Indications in Chinese Medicine:
Pattern: Damp-Heat lurking in the Interior.
Action: Clear Heat, resolve Dampness, regulate Qi, harmonize the Centre.
Tongue: Red or slightly red with a sticky-yellow coating. Even if the tongue is not red, the presence of a sticky-yellow coating is an essential sign for the prescription of this formula.
Pulse: Slippery, possibly only on the right side.
Ingredients:
Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis Hou Po Cortex Magnoliae officinalis Shi Chang Pu Rhizoma Acori tatarinowii Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum Dan Dou Chi Semen Sojae preparatum Shan Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae Lu Gen Rhizoma Phragmitis |
Huang Qi Radix Astragali Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae Sha Ren Fructus Amomi Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis Huo Xiang Herba Pogostemonis Fu Ling Poria |
Dosage: 2 tablets x 2 times a day
Bottle: 60 tablets x 500mg concentration ratio of 7:1