Decoction for Calming the Liver and Subduing Wind,*A Synthesis of Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,Symptoms of internal stroke. The pulse is string-like, long, and forceful, or strong in the upper part and weak in the lower part; the patient experiences dizziness in the head and eyes; or pain and fever in the brain; or distension in the eyes and ringing in the ears; or internal heat and restlessness; or frequent belching; or a gradual loss of mobility in the limbs; or a gradual deviation of the mouth and eyes; or a complexion resembling intoxication; or even falling down,loss of consciousness, regaining awareness only after some time, or being unable to fully recover after waking, with diminished vitality; or weakness and paralysis of the limbs; or developing hemiplegia.
Decoction for Calming the Liver and Subduing Wind
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Calming the Liver and Subduing Wind
Chinese Name : 镇肝息风汤
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Huai Achyranthes, 1 liang of raw ochre (finely ground), 5 qian of raw dragon bone (crushed), 5 qian of raw oyster shell (crushed), 5 qian of raw turtle shell (crushed), 5 qian of raw Hangzhou white peony root, 5 qian of Scrophularia, 5 qian of Asparagus root,2 qian Sichuan Melia fruit (crushed), 2 qian raw barley malt, 2 qian Yinchen, 1.5 qian licorice.
Source
*A Synthesis of Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.
Benefits
Symptoms of internal stroke. The pulse is string-like, long, and forceful, or strong in the upper part and weak in the lower part; the patient experiences dizziness in the head and eyes; or pain and fever in the brain; or distension in the eyes and ringing in the ears; or internal heat and restlessness; or frequent belching; or a gradual loss of mobility in the limbs; or a gradual deviation of the mouth and eyes; or a complexion resembling intoxication; or even falling down,loss of consciousness, regaining awareness only after some time, or being unable to fully recover after waking, with diminished vitality; or weakness and paralysis of the limbs; or developing hemiplegia.
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Decoction for Calming the Liver and Subduing Wind,Symptoms of internal stroke. The pulse is string-like, long, and forceful, or strong in the upper part and weak in the lower part; the patient experiences dizziness in the head and eyes; or pain and fever in the brain; or distension in the eyes and ringing in the ears; or internal heat and restlessness; or frequent belching; or a gradual loss of mobility in the limbs; or a gradual deviation of the mouth and eyes; or a complexion resembling intoxication; or even falling down,loss of consciousness, regaining awareness only after some time, or being unable to fully recover after waking, with diminished vitality; or weakness and paralysis of the limbs; or developing hemiplegia.