Si Wei Hui Yang Yin

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Source: Jing Yue Quan Shu

Last updated October 1, 2026

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Description

Si Wei Hui Yang Yin (Four-Ingredient Yang-Returning Beverage), from The Complete Works of [Zhang] Jing-yue (Jing Yue Quan Shu).

Actions: Supplement qi and restore yang to rescue from desertion

Indications: Indicated for the treatment of kidney yang desertion and patients in emergency, with aversion to cold, reversal cold of the limbs, cold sweating, and faint breathing

Category: Formulas That Supplement Yang.

Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 603–605.

Composition

Herb Amount % Role Function
Ren Shen
dose printed as 30–60 g; as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 30–60 g
g — —
Zhi Fu Zi
dose printed as 6–9 g; as printed: Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata (zhi fu zi) 6–9 g
g — —
Gan Jiang
dose printed as 6–9 g; as printed: Rhizoma Zingiberis (pao gan jiang) 6–9 g
g — —
Gan Cao
dose printed as 3–6 g; as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao) 3–6 g
g — —

Preparation

Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use

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