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Astragalus Jianzhong Decoction with Added Angelica

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Astragalus Jianzhong Decoction with Added Angelica,Shanghan. Fever, headache, restlessness and thirst, pulse floating and rapid but weak, slow and feeble below the cun position; not yet suitable for exterior-releasing or inducing sweating.

Formulas Name : Astragalus Jianzhong Decoction with Added Angelica

Chinese Name : 黄耆建中加当归汤

Drug Formulation

Astragalus 1.5 liang (honey-fried), Angelica sinensis (washed, root base removed, thinly sliced, and dried) 1.5 liang, White Peony Root 3 liang, Cinnamon Twig 1 liang and 1 fen (coarse bark removed, not exposed to fire), Licorice 1 liang (fried).

Source

*Ben Shi*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

Shanghan. Fever, headache, restlessness and thirst, pulse floating and rapid but weak, slow and feeble below the cun position; not yet suitable for exterior-releasing or inducing sweating.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose, add 3 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube, boil with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen, strain out the residue, and take 7 fen of the clear decoction three times a day and twice at night. If the pulse at the cun position remains slow, prepare another dose.

Astragalus Jianzhong Decoction with Added Angelica,*Ben Shi*, Volume 8.,Shanghan. Fever, headache, restlessness and thirst, pulse floating and rapid but weak, slow and feeble below the cun position; not yet suitable for exterior-releasing or inducing sweating.

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