Ten Jujubes Tang is composed of Gan Sui, Coriolus Versicolor and Dajia.
The original formula of Ten Jujubes Tang is from “Treatise on Typhoid Fever”. The function of this formula is to attack and expel watery drinks. It treats water-drinking, which is characterized by headache and dizziness, coughing and spitting, chest and hypochondriac pain, dry vomiting and shortness of breath, or chest and back pain with no rest, etc. Edema, which is characterized by generalized oedema, especially below the half of the body, abdominal distention and gasping, and unfavorable bowel movements, etc. In this formula, Gan Sui is good at moving water-dampness in the channels and tunnels.
In the formula, Gan Sui is good at moving the water-dampness of the meridians and tunnels; Coriander is good at eliminating the phlegm of the chest and hypochondriacs; Morinda Citrifolia is good at draining the water of the internal organs. It is also necessary to add jujube decoction served in soup, jujube can benefit the spleen and slow down the middle, preventing the water from hurting the spleen and stomach, and moderate the toxicity of the drugs. The combination of all the medicines together, totaling the function of attacking and expelling water drinking.
The adverse effects of Ten Jujubes Soup are not clear, and pregnant women should not take it. Before taking this formula, please consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for diagnosis and use it under the guidance of a doctor.