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Cold-Dispelling Decoction

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Cold-Dispelling Decoction,In cases of typhoid fever directly affecting the Shao Yin Kidney Meridian, the patient experiences aversion to cold, abdominal pain with vomiting, cold extremities, and cyanosis of both hands and feet; in severe cases, the tendons turn blue and the scrotum shrinks.

Formulas Name : Cold-Dispelling Decoction

Chinese Name : 荡寒汤

Drug Formulation

3 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 3 qian of Cinnamomum cassia, 1 qian of Clove, 1 qian of Evodia rutaecarpa.

Source

*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 6.

Benefits

In cases of typhoid fever directly affecting the Shao Yin Kidney Meridian, the patient experiences aversion to cold, abdominal pain with vomiting, cold extremities, and cyanosis of both hands and feet; in severe cases, the tendons turn blue and the scrotum shrinks.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. After one dose, the Yin symptoms subside and the Yang returns.

Cold-Dispelling Decoction,*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 6.,In cases of typhoid fever directly affecting the Shao Yin Kidney Meridian, the patient experiences aversion to cold, abdominal pain with vomiting, cold extremities, and cyanosis of both hands and feet; in severe cases, the tendons turn blue and the scrotum shrinks.

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