Bai Shang Decoction，From *Handbook for the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.，For wind-cold pathogens causing common cold, regardless of whether symptoms manifest as cold or heat.
Bai Shang Decoction
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Formulas Name : Bai Shang Decoction
Chinese Name : 百伤饮
Drug Formulation
3 liang of dried kudzu root, 2 liang of cleaned cyperus rhizome, 1 liang of cimicifuga root (cleaned and washed), 1 liang of green tangerine peel (white pith removed), 1 liang of aged tangerine peel (white pith removed), 1 liang of rice sprouts (cleaned, washed, and dried), 1 liang of barley sprouts (cleaned, washed, and dried),1 liang of Platycodon root (chopped, stir-fried), 1 liang of Perilla (with roots), 1 liang of Amomum villosum, 1 liang of Licorice, 1 liang of Shenqu (stir-fried), 1 liang of Red Peony root, 7 qian and a half of Ephedra (with roots and nodes intact), 7 qian and a half of Fructus Aurantii (sliced, stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly charred).
Source
From *Handbook for the Care of Infants*, Volume 2.
Benefits
For wind-cold pathogens causing common cold, regardless of whether symptoms manifest as cold or heat.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose; boil with 1 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen; take warm at any time; or add fresh ginger and scallion whites to the decoction.
Note
Not to be used for chronic convulsions or spleen deficiency.
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Bai Shang Decoction,For wind-cold pathogens causing common cold, regardless of whether symptoms manifest as cold or heat.