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Chuanxiong Decoction,For wind-cold invasion causing chest fullness, headache, cough with phlegm, aversion to cold, and high fever—symptoms resembling typhoid fever—with a floating and slow pulse.

Formulas Name : Chuanxiong Decoction

Chinese Name : 川芎饮

Drug Formulation

Chuanxiong, Perilla Leaf, Zhi Ke, Platycodon, Tangerine Peel, Qianhu, Pinellia, Poria, and Wood Fragrance.

Source

From *Compendium of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For wind-cold invasion causing chest fullness, headache, cough with phlegm, aversion to cold, and high fever—symptoms resembling typhoid fever—with a floating and slow pulse.

Chuanxiong Decoction,From *Compendium of Diagnosis and Treatment*, Volume 1.,For wind-cold invasion causing chest fullness, headache, cough with phlegm, aversion to cold, and high fever—symptoms resembling typhoid fever—with a floating and slow pulse.

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