Decoction for Relieving Lockjaw

Decoction for Relieving Lockjaw,For dysentery with locked jaw.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Relieving Lockjaw

Chinese Name : 开噤汤

Drug Formulation

Amomum villosum 1 qian (ground), rock sugar 7 qian, fine tea 5 qian, fresh ginger 5 slices.

Source

From *Hui Chun*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Xu Yuanji.

Benefits

For dysentery with locked jaw.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely chop the ingredients to make one dose. Add 2 zhong of water and decoct until reduced to 8 fen. Leave to stand overnight, then take warm the next morning. For external use, take 2 qian of wood turtle seeds (shell removed) and 2 fen of musk; pound them together, apply to the navel, and the patient will immediately regain appetite.

Decoction for Relieving Lockjaw,From *Hui Chun*, Volume 3, citing a formula by Xu Yuanji.,For dysentery with locked jaw.

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