Modified Xu Ming Decoction

Modified Xu Ming Decoction,For beriberi resembling shanghan (typhoid-like fever), presenting with headache, fever, aversion to cold, pain in the joints, constipation, vomiting, and weakness in the legs making it impossible to move.

Formulas Name : Modified Xu Ming Decoction

Chinese Name : 加减续命汤

Drug Formulation

Saposhnikovia root, Peony root, Atractylodes macrocephala, Ligusticum wallichii, Stephania root, Cinnamon twig, Licorice root, Ephedra, Atractylodes lancea, and Notopterygium root.

Source

From *Six Treatises on Cold Damage*, Volume 3.

Benefits

For beriberi resembling shanghan (typhoid-like fever), presenting with headache, fever, aversion to cold, pain in the joints, constipation, vomiting, and weakness in the legs making it impossible to move.

Instructions for Use

Decoct 2 zhong of water with 1 slice of ginger, 2 jujubes, and 20 stalks of lampwick. After decoction, use the pounding method; just before taking, mix with ginger juice and consume.

Note

Avoid tonic agents and douching.

Modified Xu Ming Decoction,From *Six Treatises on Cold Damage*, Volume 3.,For beriberi resembling shanghan (typhoid-like fever), presenting with headache, fever, aversion to cold, pain in the joints, constipation, vomiting, and weakness in the legs making it impossible to move.

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