Shangchi Decoction

Shangchi Decoction,All cases of stroke, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, hemiplegia, crooked mouth and eyes, slurred speech, yawning and sneezing, dizziness and vertigo, intermittent pain in tendons and bones, or headache; mental exhaustion and despondency; and intense phlegm-fire.

Formulas Name : Shangchi Decoction

Chinese Name : 上池饮

Drug Formulation

Ginseng (root tip removed) 2 qian, Taiwan Atractylodes (root tip removed, stir-fried) 1 qian 5 fen, Poria (peeled) 5 qian, Angelica sinensis (washed with wine) 1 qian 2 fen, Ligusticum chuanxiong 1 qian 2 fen, Hangzhou White Peony (stir-fried with wine) 1 qian, Huai Rehmannia (stir-fried with ginger juice) 1 qian,Prepared Rehmannia (stir-fried with ginger juice) 1 qian, Pinellia (stir-fried with ginger juice) 1 qian, Pinellia (processed with ginger) 1 qian, Tangerine Peel (washed in salt water) 8 fen, Notopterygium 6 fen, Saposhnikovia 6 fen, Gastrodia 1 qian (de-oiled), Achyranthes (root removed, washed with wine) 8 fen, Sichuan Safflower (washed with wine) 4 fen,willow twigs 6 fen (add 1 fen during cold months), Scutellaria baicalensis (wine-fried) 8 fen, Phellodendron amurense (wine-fried) 3 fen (add 1 fen during summer months), Ziziphus jujuba seeds (roasted) 8 fen, Lindera aggregata 4 fen, Glycyrrhiza uralensis (roasted) 4 fen.

Source

*Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into one dose.

Benefits

All cases of stroke, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, hemiplegia, crooked mouth and eyes, slurred speech, yawning and sneezing, dizziness and vertigo, intermittent pain in tendons and bones, or headache; mental exhaustion and despondency; and intense phlegm-fire.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water, add bamboo sap and ginger juice, and take warm at dawn.

Shangchi Decoction,*Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.,All cases of stroke, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, hemiplegia, crooked mouth and eyes, slurred speech, yawning and sneezing, dizziness and vertigo, intermittent pain in tendons and bones, or headache; mental exhaustion and despondency; and intense phlegm-fire.

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