In spring, the weather gets warmer and the temperature continues to rise. Compared with the "cat winter" in winter, everyone has increased their activities. At this time, the weather is getting hotter, and the qi mechanism of nature is also rising, and the qi mechanism of our human body is also rising along with it. Outside, the pores are opened and the pores are no longer closed, so we sweat more.
As for those with Qi deficiency, their vitality is insufficient, and the body surface is not strong enough to hold them. In this season when the Qi mechanism is rising and the Yang Qi is going out, they will sweat more frequently. If you sweat a lot, your body fluid will naturally be injured. Therefore, in this season, people with qi deficiency will easily become qi and yin deficiency. They will sweat profusely, feel tired, tired, short of breath, lazy to speak, dry throat and thirsty. Dry red tongue with little moss, pulse imaginary.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs govern the skin and hair, and summer heat damages the lung qi, and the body loses its solidity outside, and the body fluid leaks out, so sweating is profuse; , the throat is dry and thirsty. A dry red tongue with little moss and a rapid or thready pulse are symptoms of both qi and yin injuries. The above symptoms can also be seen in those who cough for a long time and hurt the lungs, and the Qi and Yin are deficient.
So, what should a friend with this kind of qi and yin deficiency do at this time?
We introduce to you a Chinese patent medicine that can help us get rid of Qi and Yin deficiency, that is Shengmai Yin.
Shengmaiyin is called Shengmaisan or Shengmai Decoction in the books of ancient doctors. The composition of this prescription is ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis. It is generally believed to come from Zhang Yuanyuan's "Medical Origin". Later, Li Dongyuan, a student of Zhang Yuanyuan and one of the four great masters of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, recorded this prescription in "Distinguishing Puzzles from Internal and External Injuries", and this prescription was greatly spread because of this, so it can also be said that Li Dongyuan was also the founder of this prescription. one of them. This prescription is a commonly used prescription for the treatment of both qi and yin deficiency. In the prescription, ginseng nourishes lung qi and produces body fluid, which is the king; Ophiopogon japonicus nourishes yin and clears the lungs and produces body fluid, which is the minister; For Zuo. The combination of the three medicines has the functions of invigorating the lungs, replenishing qi, nourishing yin and promoting body fluid.
This prescription was widely used in later generations. In the palace of the Qing Dynasty, the emperors all took ginseng starting from Qianlong. Among them, Qianlong took a lot of it. In some years, Qianlong took it almost every day. "Di Book" records: "From the first day of December in the sixty-second year of Qianlong to the third day of the first month in the sixty-fourth year of Qianlong, the emperor took ginseng three hundred and fifty-nine times, and the fourth-class ginseng was thirty-seven taels of money. "In this way, he consumes about three grams of ginseng every day!"
But most people get angry after taking ginseng. Why did Qianlong not get angry when he took ginseng like this?
It turned out that Qianlong was particular about taking ginseng, and the prescription he used was Shengmaisan. It is the three herbs of ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis. Among them, the coolness of Ophiopogon japonicus restrains the heat of ginseng, so the medicine is mild. Sometimes, the schisandra is removed, and the two herbs of ginseng and Ophiopogon japonicus are left. This is called Shenmaisan .
The function of Shengmaisan is to replenish qi and generate body fluid, restrain yin and stop sweating, treat warm heat, summer heat, exhaustion of qi and damage yin syndrome; excessive sweating, fatigue, fatigue, shortness of breath, lazy speech, dry throat and thirst, dry red tongue Less bitterness, weak and rapid pulse; chronic cough that hurts the lungs, deficiency of both qi and yin; dry cough with little phlegm, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, dry mouth and tongue, and other symptoms of qi and yin deficiency.
The ginseng in the prescription is sweet and warm, benefits vitality, invigorates lung qi, and produces body fluid. It is a monarch drug. Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet and cold, nourishes yin and clears away heat, moistens the lungs and promotes body fluid, and is used as a minister. Combination of ginseng and Ophiopogon japonicus can benefit qi and nourish yin. Fructus Schisandra is sour and warm, astringes the lungs to stop sweating, promotes body fluid and quenches thirst, and is an adjuvant drug. The combination of three medicines, one tonifying, one moistening and one astringent, nourishes qi and nourishes yin, promotes body fluid and quenches thirst, astringes yin to stop sweating, regenerates qi, stops yin from sweating, and replenishes qi, so it is called "shengmai".
Li Dongyuan said in "Distinguishing Internal and External Injuries":
"The sage made a law that those who are suitable for nourishing in the summer and the moon are nourishing the true vitality of the sky, not nourishing the heat and fire, but also those who eat cold in summer. Therefore, the sweetness of ginseng is used to nourish Qi, the bitter cold of Ophiopogon japonicus is the source of water replenishment, and the acid of Schisandra chinensis is clear. Suzaojin is called Shengmaisan. Sun Zhenzhen said: In May, Schisandra is often taken to nourish the qi of the five internal organs, and this is also the meaning."
His teacher Zhang Element said in "The Origin of Medicine" that Shengmaisan can "replenish the lack of vitality in the lungs".
Wang Ang, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, recorded Shengmaisan in the chapter of "Tangtouge Jue":
"Wheat flavor and ginseng, protect the lungs, clear the heart and cure summer heat. Less qi, sweating, thirst, critical illness and urgent pulse. Ginseng is divided into five and eight, and Schisandra is nine. Acid converges the lungs, and can purify the fire and generate body fluid. Cover the heart and main vessels, and the lungs will move towards the hundred vessels. Tonify the lungs and clear the heart, the qi will be inflated and the pulse will return. Take it for those who have lost the dead pulse, and it can bring back life. Xiayue fire glows gold, You should take it especially."
He also recorded in "Medical Prescription Collection":
"Ginseng is sweet and warm, nourishing lung qi is the king; Ophiopogon japonicus stops sweating, nourishes the lungs and nourishes water, clears the heart and relieves heat as the minister, the five flavors are sour and warm, astringes the lungs and promotes body fluid, and absorbs dissipated qi as a helper. Covering the heart and main vessels, the lungs Tonify the lungs and clear the heart by facing all the channels, the vitality will be filled and the pulse will be restored, so it is called Shengmai. The summer moon is scorching hot, the fire is prosperous and the metal is suppressed. It should be based on protecting the lungs. Taking this in the morning can replenish qi and dispel heat."
Physicians of later generations used this prescription a lot. For example, Wu Jutong, a master of febrile disease, also used this prescription when he encountered the late stage of febrile disease and when both qi and yin were deficient.
"Profuse sweating and loose pulse, it is because the yang qi is vented too much, and the internal deficiency cannot be nostalgic. The raw pulse dissipates sour and sweet to transform yin, and the yin is kept so that the yang is kept, and the yang stays, and the sweat stops automatically. Ginseng is the king, so tonic The vitality in the lungs is also."
On the whole, what this prescription treats is the evil of warm heat and summer heat, which consumes qi and damages yin, or chronic cough damages the lungs, and the syndrome of deficiency of both qi and yin. Under normal circumstances, in ancient times, this prescription was mostly used in summer when the heat hurt people. However, we should be flexible in our medication and not stick to it. In this case, we must use this medicine. For example, modern people have weak endowments, less labor, and more people with qi deficiency. In spring, when the weather is hot, such people with qi and yin deficiency will start to feel uncomfortable. Of course, this prescription can be used. At this time, people are steaming and sweating, and they are most likely to consume qi and injure body fluid, resulting in the syndrome of both qi and yin injuries.
Because Shengmaiyin is a widely spread prescription, we can basically find Shengmaiyin oral liquid as a Chinese patent medicine in any pharmacy.
But now there are two kinds of Shengmaiyin oral liquid, one is made of ginseng, usually red ginseng, which has strong medicinal properties and better therapeutic effect, and is suitable for taking when the symptoms are severe; It will be marked on the medicine box that the potency of the medicine is gentler than that of the red ginseng formula, and it can be taken as a daily health care. Usually in spring, I recommend the Codonopsis ginseng formula.
If the deficiency of both qi and yin is serious, I also recommend that you make it yourself. You can use 3 grams of ginseng, 3 grams of Radix Ophiopogon japonicus, and 7 pieces of schisandra to boil water to replace tea.
Some friends may ask: Yupingfeng San is also used to treat spontaneous sweating, so what is the difference between it and Shengmai San?
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Friends who read this article, if you feel that you are overworked, qi and yin deficiency, and sweating, you should act immediately: exercise, diet therapy, Shengmai drink, there is always one that suits you, and the effect is better when used together ok!
