Cimicifuga and Atractylodes Decoction

Cimicifuga and Atractylodes Decoction,During the spring and autumn seasons in Lingnan, people are exposed to the miasma of mountain mist and fog; toxic vapors enter through the nose and mouth, causing chills and fever, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Cimicifuga and Atractylodes Decoction

Chinese Name : 升麻苍术汤

Drug Formulation

Coptis (ginger-fried) 1 qian, Scutellaria 1 qian, Wood Fragrance 1 qian, Magnolia Bark (ginger-processed) 1 qian, Trifoliate Orange Fruit (wheat bran-fried) 1 qian, Pinellia (boiled in water) 1 qian,Platycodon root 1 qian, Bupleurum root 1 qian, Sichuan lovage root 1 qian, Akebia stem 1 qian, raw licorice root 7 fen, Cimicifuga root 1 qian 5 fen, Atractylodes rhizome (soaked in rice water, stir-fried in salt water) 1 qian 5 fen.

Source

The formula is from *Ming Yi Za Zhu* (Miscellaneous Writings of a Ming Physician), Volume 2; the name appears in *Dong Yi Bao Jian* (Treasury of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases), Volume 3.

Benefits

During the spring and autumn seasons in Lingnan, people are exposed to the miasma of mountain mist and fog; toxic vapors enter through the nose and mouth, causing chills and fever, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Decoct with ginger water and take warm before meals.

Cimicifuga and Atractylodes Decoction,The formula is from *Ming Yi Za Zhu* (Miscellaneous Writings of a Ming Physician), Volume 2; the name appears in *Dong Yi Bao Jian* (Treasury of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases), Volume 3.,During the spring and autumn seasons in Lingnan, people are exposed to the miasma of mountain mist and fog; toxic vapors enter through the nose and mouth, causing chills and fever, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

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