Cimicifuga Decoction for Clearing Fire，*The Mysterious Pearls of Chishui*, Volume 1.，For men and women experiencing heat in the limbs, muscular heat, heat in the tendons and joints, heat in the bone marrow, and a burning sensation as if on fire, with the affected areas feeling scorching to the touch. This condition is often caused by blood deficiency, or by stomach deficiency resulting from excessive consumption of cold foods, which suppresses yang qi within the spleen.
Cimicifuga Decoction for Clearing Fire
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Formulas Name : Cimicifuga Decoction for Clearing Fire
Chinese Name : 升麻散火汤
Drug Formulation
Cimicifuga (Shengma) 5 fen, Pueraria Root (Gegeng) 5 fen, Notopterygium (Qianghuo) 5 fen, Angelica Pubescens (Duhuo) 5 fen, Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng) 3 fen, Bupleurum (Chaihu) 8 fen, Licorice (roasted) (Gancao) 3 fen, White Peony Root (Baishao) 5 fen, Raw Licorice (Sheng Gancao) 2 fen.
Source
*The Mysterious Pearls of Chishui*, Volume 1.
Benefits
For men and women experiencing heat in the limbs, muscular heat, heat in the tendons and joints, heat in the bone marrow, and a burning sensation as if on fire, with the affected areas feeling scorching to the touch. This condition is often caused by blood deficiency, or by stomach deficiency resulting from excessive consumption of cold foods, which suppresses yang qi within the spleen.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water. Take while still slightly warm.
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Cimicifuga Decoction for Clearing Fire,For men and women experiencing heat in the limbs, muscular heat, heat in the tendons and joints, heat in the bone marrow, and a burning sensation as if on fire, with the affected areas feeling scorching to the touch. This condition is often caused by blood deficiency, or by stomach deficiency resulting from excessive consumption of cold foods, which suppresses yang qi within the spleen.