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Chuanxiong-Xin Decoction

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Chuanxiong-Xin Decoction,For wind-heat ascending to the head, causing muscle twitching, dizziness with a sensation of spinning, and blocked ears with muffled hearing.

Formulas Name : Chuanxiong-Xin Decoction

Chinese Name : 芎辛煎

Drug Formulation

Platycodon root 2 liang (lightly roasted), Chuanxiong 1.5 liang, licorice 7 qian (lightly roasted), Fangfeng (stem removed) 0.5 liang, Asarum (leaves and soil removed) 1 qian, musk 0.5 qian (ground separately).

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix in the musk and grind until uniform; form into pills with refined honey, making 10 pills per liang; coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For wind-heat ascending to the head, causing muscle twitching, dizziness with a sensation of spinning, and blocked ears with muffled hearing.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; chew thoroughly after a meal and swallow with warm wine or clear tea.

Chuanxiong-Xin Decoction,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For wind-heat ascending to the head, causing muscle twitching, dizziness with a sensation of spinning, and blocked ears with muffled hearing.

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