Xiangxiong Decoction

Xiangxiong Decoction,For patients with stroke whose pulses in both hands are floating and slow, or for those with cold damage characterized by an excess of yin, where the cun pulse is weak and the chi pulse is strong, and who are averse to wind but do not sweat spontaneously.

Formulas Name : Xiangxiong Decoction

Chinese Name : 香芎汤

Drug Formulation

1 fen of Chuanxiong, 2 liang of gypsum, 3 fen of Shengma, half a liang of licorice, and half a liang of Houpo.

Source

From *Essentials of Treating Cold Damage*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For patients with stroke whose pulses in both hands are floating and slow, or for those with cold damage characterized by an excess of yin, where the cun pulse is weak and the chi pulse is strong, and who are averse to wind but do not sweat spontaneously.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose; decoct in 1 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen; strain and take while warm. Use from after the Grain in Ear solar term until before the Beginning of Autumn solar term.

Xiangxiong Decoction,From *Essentials of Treating Cold Damage*, Volume 1.,For patients with stroke whose pulses in both hands are floating and slow, or for those with cold damage characterized by an excess of yin, where the cun pulse is weak and the chi pulse is strong, and who are averse to wind but do not sweat spontaneously.

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