Hui Yang Lifting and Sinking Soup has the effect of warming yang and benefiting qi. It is mainly used for treating heart and lung yang deficiency and atmospheric subsidence. Patients can see coldness in the chest and back, tightness in the back, fear of cold, shortness of breath and weakness.
Returning Yang and Raising Sinking Soup is from the book “Zhongzhong Ganshi Lu of Medicine”, which consists of five medicines: raw astragalus, dried ginger, angelica, cinnamon sticks, and licorice.
According to Chinese medicine, the heart is the king’s fire, and the heat of the body comes from the heart yang. The heart and lungs reside in the upper jiao, and the blood circulation is connected, and together they dominate the yang qi of the upper jiao. Yang deficiency of the heart and lungs can be seen as coldness in front of the heart and tightness at the back; it affects the middle jiao, leading to weakening of the transport and digestion function of the spleen and stomach, resulting in loss of appetite or indigestion of food and drink; and deficiency of zong qi, resulting in shortness of qi and lack of strength.
In this formula, Astragalus is used to benefit Qi and elevate it, Ginger warms Yang Qi, Angelica Sinensis promotes Qi and Blood circulation, Gui Zhi warms Yang and channels the veins, and Glycyrrhiza glabra harmonizes all the herbs (harmonizes the medicinal properties of different Chinese medicines).
The medication should be taken under the guidance of a professional physician, and should not be taken without authorization to avoid adverse consequences.