Chuanxiong-Chrysanthemum Decoction

Chuanxiong-Chrysanthemum Decoction,Headache accompanied by eye twitching.

Formulas Name : Chuanxiong-Chrysanthemum Decoction

Chinese Name : 芎菊汤

Drug Formulation

Chuanxiong 1 liang, Fangfeng (with forks removed) 1 liang, Ma Huang (with roots and nodes removed) 1 liang, Qianhu (with root base removed) 1 liang, Duhuo (with root base removed) 1 liang,Chrysanthemum flowers (sorted) half liang, Trifoliate orange peel (pulp removed, fried with bran) half liang, Licorice (roasted, chopped) half liang, Asarum (stems and leaves removed) half liang, Gypsum (crushed) 2 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

Headache accompanied by eye twitching.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian bi per dose, add 1 zhan of water and 5 leaves of mint, decoct together until reduced to 6 fen, strain, and take warm after meals.

Chuanxiong-Chrysanthemum Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.,Headache accompanied by eye twitching.

More Herbs Formulas

Rehmannia and Realgar Powder

Rehmannia and Realgar Powder,Formula taken from *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Vol. 18), citing *Treatise on Rashes and Smallpox*; name found in *Remarkably Effective Formulas* (Vol. 65).,For children with epidemic toxins, where smallpox lesions fail to erupt; those who, in winter, should feel cold but instead experience fever; or those in whom accumulated … Read more

Pills for Regulating Body Weight

Pills for Regulating Body Weight,From *The Complete Book of Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 4.,This condition results from a deficiency of both qi and blood, combined with counterflowing qi and blood stasis, manifesting as a sensation under the left flank as if a cup were inverted, with pain radiating to the lower abdomen.

Qi-Regulating and Fetal-Stabilizing Powder

Qi-Regulating and Fetal-Stabilizing Powder,From *Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology*, Volume 1.,For pregnant women with upward-rising fetal qi, causing distension and pain in the chest and abdomen.

Five-Flavor Areca Nut Pills

Five-Flavor Areca Nut Pills,From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).,Indigestion. Chest tightness and abdominal distension, vomiting with a gurgling sensation, and stomach pain with acid reflux.

Eight Sages Powder

Eight Sages Powder,From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 2.,For “big-head plague,” characterized by a swollen forehead and neck.

Phlegm-Resolving Pills

Phlegm-Resolving Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 5.,For conditions characterized by predominant wind and excessive phlegm, with shortness of breath, chest fullness, cough, and ascending wind symptoms.

Ash Decoction

Ash Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 165.,Postpartum urinary retention.

Spleen-Fortifying Powder

Spleen-Fortifying Powder,*Ben Shi*, Volume 4.,Deficiency of spleen qi, accompanied by edema.

Pig’s Tooth and Soapberry Pills

Pig’s Tooth and Soapberry Pills,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 31); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 229).,Heat-induced exhaustion. Or coughing and shortness of breath, distension in both flanks, loss of appetite, hard and difficult bowel movements, dry heat in the heart, and a state of confusion and restlessness.

Liangjian Decoction

Liangjian Decoction,From *Dongtian Aozi*, Volume 15.,Abscess of the large intestine.

Raw Rhinoceros Horn and Gastrodia Pill

Raw Rhinoceros Horn and Gastrodia Pill,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 7.,Treats all types of wind disorders, including weakness and dragging of the hands and feet, numbness of the limbs, aching and pain in the joints, facial asymmetry, phlegm-induced slurred speech, and palpitations with anxiety.

Linyang Pills

Linyang Pills,*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Shenyang Formula).,For stinging pain in the urethra, dribbling urination, urine that is cloudy like rice water, or in severe cases, thick and greasy, which has persisted for a long time without healing, or has healed but recurred.

Rice-Yellow Powder

Rice-Yellow Powder,*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 34.,In cases of jaundice, the patient craves raw rice.

Xinghuang Decoction

Xinghuang Decoction,From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 14.,Heart Wind.

Asarum and Peach Kernel Decoction

Asarum and Peach Kernel Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 41.,Deficiency of the Liver Meridian, with wind-cold invading it, causing qi to stagnate in the chest, resulting in obstruction and blockage; fullness in the flanks, taut tendons, and an inability to sigh deeply.

Tianxiong Ointment

Tianxiong Ointment,*General Essentials of Health* (Wei Sheng Zong Wei), Volume 5.,For children with deficiency-wind-induced slow convulsions and spasms.

Suquan Decoction

Suquan Decoction,*He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 5.,Involuntary urination.

Thirteen-Ingredient Decoction for Traumatic Injuries

Thirteen-Ingredient Decoction for Traumatic Injuries,*Collection of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 8.,Traumatic injuries.

Anemarrhena Pill

Anemarrhena Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 17 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children with severe febrile malaria.

Quanzhen Yiqu Decoction

Quanzhen Yiqu Decoction,*Feng’s Treasure Chest: Notes on Medicinal Formulas*, Volume 20.,Yin-related restlessness; excess above and deficiency below; heat above and cold below; internal depletion of Yin and external excess of Yang; rashes accompanied by extreme heat and restlessness; shortness of breath above and diarrhea below. Severe yin-deficiency fever following a stroke; hemoptysis, shortness of breath, … Read more

Borneol and Perilla Pills

Borneol and Perilla Pills,From *Yuanrong*, Volume 5.,Effective for coughing up blood due to lung heat; palpitations due to heart heat; a sweet taste in the mouth and vomiting of blood due to spleen-stomach heat; a bitter taste in the mouth due to liver-gallbladder heat; mental instability due to kidney heat; as well as, in the … Read more

Cough-Relieving and Fire-Suppressing Decoction

Cough-Relieving and Fire-Suppressing Decoction,*The Jade Case*, Volume 4.,Lung fire rising upward, causing cough with excessive phlegm and a flushed face in the afternoon.

Purpura Decoction

Purpura Decoction,*Clinical Medical Case Studies and Formulas*.,Purpura (thrombocytopenic or allergic purpura): purpuric lesions appear on the skin, reddish-purple in color, most commonly on the lower limbs; may be accompanied by hematemesis, epistaxis, hematochezia, or hematuria; red tip of the tongue; thin yellow coating on the tongue; fine and rapid pulse.

Ginger, Poria, and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Decoction

Ginger, Poria, and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Decoction,*Source of the Hearts of the Four Sages*, Volume 10.,Delayed menstruation.

Da Baoyuan Decoction

Da Baoyuan Decoction,*Complete Book on the Treatment of Smallpox*, Volume 13.,For smallpox with qi deficiency and sunken crown.