Decoction for Eliminating Dampness and Removing Malaria-Inducing Miasma，*The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 4.，The fingers are stiff as wood, difficult to bend or straighten, and walking is laborious.
Decoction for Eliminating Dampness and Removing Malaria-Inducing Miasma
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Eliminating Dampness and Removing Malaria-Inducing Miasma
Chinese Name : 除湿去瘴汤
Drug Formulation
Southern Wood 1 qian 2 fen, Phellodendron (salt-fried) 1 qian 2 fen, Wilfordia (washed with wine) 8 fen, Hawthorn Fruit 1 qian, Angelica Root Tails (washed with wine) 8 fen, Fragrant White Angelica 1 qian, Smilax 1 qian, Chinese Stephania 8 fen, Papaya 1 qian, Sichuan Dehuo 1 qian, Southern Pinellia (fire-roasted) 8 fen,Achyranthes root (stem removed, washed with wine) 0.8 fen, Safflower 0.5 fen, Whole scorpion (roasted, spines removed) 0.5 fen, Magnolia bark (roasted with ginger juice) 0.7 fen, Gentiana root (stem removed, washed with wine, and dried) 0.7 fen.
Source
*The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 4.
Benefits
The fingers are stiff as wood, difficult to bend or straighten, and walking is laborious.
Instructions for Use
Boil 2 zhong of water with 3 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube until reduced to 1 zhong; take while hot on an empty stomach. The next morning, take the residue. If effective but symptoms recur, double the quantities of this formula, grind into a powder, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble. Chew one pill and swallow it with wine on an empty stomach; plain hot water is also acceptable.
Note
In summer, avoid going barefoot.
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Decoction for Eliminating Dampness and Removing Malaria-Inducing Miasma,The fingers are stiff as wood, difficult to bend or straighten, and walking is laborious.