Scutellaria and Reed Root Decoction

Scutellaria and Reed Root Decoction,Following vomiting or purgation due to cold damage, with internal and external heat and unrelenting restlessness and thirst.

Formulas Name : Scutellaria and Reed Root Decoction

Chinese Name : 黄芩芦根汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Scutellaria baicalensis (with the black core removed), 1 liang of reed root, 1 liang of ginseng, 1 liang of red Poria (with the black skin removed), and half a liang of cinnamon bark (with the coarse bark removed).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 23.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

Following vomiting or purgation due to cold damage, with internal and external heat and unrelenting restlessness and thirst.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, along with 1 piece of ginger the size of a jujube (crushed) and 3 jujubes (split open). Decoct together until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and drink while warm; take at any time.

Scutellaria and Reed Root Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 23.,Following vomiting or purgation due to cold damage, with internal and external heat and unrelenting restlessness and thirst.

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