Cimicifuga Decoction Combined with Minor Bupleurum Decoction

Cimicifuga Decoction Combined with Minor Bupleurum Decoction,On the third, fourth, or fifth day of a cold damage syndrome, when the Yangming and Shaoyang channels are affected simultaneously, the pulse is洪弦而数 (hong, xian, and shu). Symptoms include headache, fever, thirst, facial flushing, dry mouth, deafness, pain in the flanks, dry retching, a bitter taste in the mouth, and alternating chills and fever.

Formulas Name : Cimicifuga Decoction Combined with Minor Bupleurum Decoction

Chinese Name : 升麻汤合小柴胡汤

Drug Formulation

Cimicifuga (Shengma) 2 qian, Dried Pueraria (Gan Ge) 1 qian 5 fen, Licorice (Gan Cao) 3 fen, White Peony Root (Bai Shaoyao, stir-fried) 1 qian, Bupleurum (Chai Hu) 2 qian, Ginseng (Ren Shen) 8 fen, Scutellaria (Huang Qin) 2 qian, Pinellia (Ban Xia) 1 qian.

Source

From *Fushou Jingfang*.

Benefits

On the third, fourth, or fifth day of a cold damage syndrome, when the Yangming and Shaoyang channels are affected simultaneously, the pulse is洪弦而数 (hong, xian, and shu). Symptoms include headache, fever, thirst, facial flushing, dry mouth, deafness, pain in the flanks, dry retching, a bitter taste in the mouth, and alternating chills and fever.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients, add 2 zhong of water and 3 slices of fresh ginger, and decoct until reduced to 8 fen. Take as needed. If no profuse sweating occurs after taking the decoction, continue to keep the patient well-covered; once profuse sweating covers the entire body, the condition will resolve.

Cimicifuga Decoction Combined with Minor Bupleurum Decoction,From *Fushou Jingfang*.,On the third, fourth, or fifth day of a cold damage syndrome, when the Yangming and Shaoyang channels are affected simultaneously, the pulse is洪弦而数 (hong, xian, and shu). Symptoms include headache, fever, thirst, facial flushing, dry mouth, deafness, pain in the flanks, dry retching, a bitter taste in the mouth, and alternating chills and fever.

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