Tribulus Seed Decoction

Tribulus Seed Decoction,For wind-rash that recurs intermittently without resolution, appearing either red or white, accompanied by severe itching.

Formulas Name : Tribulus Seed Decoction

Chinese Name : 蒺藜子汤

Drug Formulation

Tribulus seeds (roasted, horns removed) 2 liang, Epimedium 1.5 liang, Saposhnikovia root (branches removed) 1.5 liang, Ligusticum root 1.5 liang, Smilax root 1.5 liang, White calcite 1.5 liang, Trifoliate orange peel (pith removed, roasted with wheat bran) 1.5 liang,Cinnamon Bark (with coarse outer bark removed) half liang, Scutellaria Root (with black core removed) half liang, Atractylodes Rhizome 1 liang, Ephedra (with roots and nodes removed) 1 liang, Notopterygium Rhizome (with root tip removed) 1 liang, Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed) 1 liang, Antelope Horn Shavings 1 liang, Coptis Rhizome (with filaments removed) 1 liang, Inula Flower (roasted) 3 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 11.

Processing

Cut the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame seeds or beans.

Benefits

For wind-rash that recurs intermittently without resolution, appearing either red or white, accompanied by severe itching.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; add 1.5 zhan of water, 2 slices of fresh ginger, and a piece of dried plum pulp half the size of a jujube; decoct until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and take while warm.

Tribulus Seed Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 11.,For wind-rash that recurs intermittently without resolution, appearing either red or white, accompanied by severe itching.

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