Artemisia Decoction for Preventing Paralysis，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.，For cases of winter cold damage where, after vomiting, purgation, or sweating, the patient experiences restlessness due to deficiency, a faint pulse, and—on the 8th or 9th day—a hard mass beneath the heart, pain in the flanks, qi surging up to the throat, dizziness, and trembling of the meridians—this will inevitably develop into atrophy syndrome, caused by pathogenic fire that has not yet subsided while the Earth element has already been damaged.
Artemisia Decoction for Preventing Paralysis
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Formulas Name : Artemisia Decoction for Preventing Paralysis
Chinese Name : 青蒿防痿汤
Drug Formulation
1 liang of ginseng, 5 qian of Artemisia annua, 1 qian of Pinellia, 5 fen of tangerine peel, and 1 qian of dried Pueraria root.
Source
From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.
Benefits
For cases of winter cold damage where, after vomiting, purgation, or sweating, the patient experiences restlessness due to deficiency, a faint pulse, and—on the 8th or 9th day—a hard mass beneath the heart, pain in the flanks, qi surging up to the throat, dizziness, and trembling of the meridians—this will inevitably develop into atrophy syndrome, caused by pathogenic fire that has not yet subsided while the Earth element has already been damaged.
Instructions for Use
Take two doses consecutively.
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Artemisia Decoction for Preventing Paralysis,For cases of winter cold damage where, after vomiting, purgation, or sweating, the patient experiences restlessness due to deficiency, a faint pulse, and—on the 8th or 9th day—a hard mass beneath the heart, pain in the flanks, qi surging up to the throat, dizziness, and trembling of the meridians—this will inevitably develop into atrophy syndrome, caused by pathogenic fire that has not yet subsided while the Earth element has already been damaged.