【Source】

“Fu Shou Jing Fang” (Essential Formulas for Supporting Life)

 【Composition】

Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger)Da Zao (Jujube)Fu Ling (Poria)Gan Cao (Licorice Root)Xiang Fu (Cyperus)Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber)Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel)Ban Xia (Pinellia Tuber)Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange)Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome)Ren Shen (Ginseng)Chai Hu (Bupleurum)Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings)Jie Geng (Platycodon Root)

 【Classification】

<Nourishing Yin>：Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber)

<Regulating Qi>：Zhi Shi (Immature Bitter Orange),Xiang Fu (Cyperus),Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel)

<Tonifying Spleen and Middle Jiao>：Gan Cao (Licorice Root),Da Zao (Jujube)

<Resolving the Exterior with Acrid Coolness>：Chai Hu (Bupleurum)

<Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness>：Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome)

<Tonifying Qi>：Ren Shen (Ginseng)

<Resolving the Exterior with Acrid Warmth>：Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger)

<Tonifying Spleen and Promoting Diuresis>：Fu Ling (Poria)

<Transforming Phlegm>：Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings),Ban Xia (Pinellia Tuber),Jie Geng (Platycodon Root)

【Functions】

Relieves fever, stops cough, and calms the spirit.

 【Indications】

Febrile diseases of the cold damage type with prolonged duration, persistent fever, restless sleep, palpitations, absentmindedness, irritability, and excessive phlegm.

 【Mnemonics】

Tonifying Qi, Nourishing Yin, Tonifying Spleen: Shen, Mai, Zao, Gan, Ling; Resolving the Exterior and Clearing Heat: Jiang, Chai, Lian; Regulating Qi and Transforming Phlegm: Xiang, Zhi, Chen, Xia, Ru, Geng. “Can participate in the morning to sell Gan Ling, together with peers (Chai) Lian, only because Xiang kissed Miss Chen, so scared that it was like being choked.”