Decoction for Harmonizing the Blood and Expelling External Pathogenic Factors，*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 4.，Alcohol damages the liver, causing symptoms such as numbness and distension throughout the body, pain in the tendons of the limbs, stiffness and difficulty extending the hands and feet, numbness and loss of sensation (unable to feel pain when pinched), headache, abdominal rigidity, obstruction and difficulty with urination and defecation, a slow and sluggish pulse, and cold extremities.
Decoction for Harmonizing the Blood and Expelling External Pathogenic Factors
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Harmonizing the Blood and Expelling External Pathogenic Factors
Chinese Name : 和血表邪汤
Drug Formulation
Rehmannia glutinosa (cooked) 2 qian, Angelica sinensis 2 qian, Ligusticum chuanxiong 1.5 qian, Ephedra root 1.5 qian, Cinnamomum cassia twig 1.5 qian, Notopterygium incisum 1.5 qian, Stephania tetrandra 1.5 qian, Gentiana macrophylla 1.5 qian, Pueraria root 1 qian, Mentha haplocalyx 1 qian, Citrus reticulata peel 1 qian, Areca nut 1 qian.
Source
*Dian Dian Jing*, Volume 4.
Benefits
Alcohol damages the liver, causing symptoms such as numbness and distension throughout the body, pain in the tendons of the limbs, stiffness and difficulty extending the hands and feet, numbness and loss of sensation (unable to feel pain when pinched), headache, abdominal rigidity, obstruction and difficulty with urination and defecation, a slow and sluggish pulse, and cold extremities.
Instructions for Use
Ginger and scallions serve as guides.
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Decoction for Harmonizing the Blood and Expelling External Pathogenic Factors,Alcohol damages the liver, causing symptoms such as numbness and distension throughout the body, pain in the tendons of the limbs, stiffness and difficulty extending the hands and feet, numbness and loss of sensation (unable to feel pain when pinched), headache, abdominal rigidity, obstruction and difficulty with urination and defecation, a slow and sluggish pulse, and cold extremities.