Decoction for Nourishing the Nutritive and Defensive Qi，*Medical Inventions* (Renwei Edition), Volume 6.，In cases of sores and swellings, damp-heat stagnates in the Shao Yang channels of the hands and feet, causing the blood vessels to stagnate and reverse flow. This weakens the Nourishing and Defensive Qi throughout the body, resulting in a flushed, red, and swollen complexion with a slight dusky tint. The face will inevitably appear angry; the patient is often prone to anger. The sores themselves are also flushed, red, swollen, and hard, with a slight dusky tint; they rise prominently, are firm and painful. The pulse is洪缓 (strong and slow) at the outer part of the left cun position, and洪缓而弦 (strong, slow, and taut) at the left guan position.
Decoction for Nourishing the Nutritive and Defensive Qi
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Nourishing the Nutritive and Defensive Qi
Chinese Name : 内托荣卫汤
Drug Formulation
Astragalus (Huangqi) half liang, Bupleurum (Chaihu) 2 qian, Forsythia (Lianqiao) 2 qian, Notopterygium (Qianghuo) 1.5 qian, Saposhnikovia (Fangfeng) 1.5 qian, Angelica sinensis (Danggui) 1.5 qian, Raw Scutellaria (Huangqin) 1.5 qian, Fried Licorice (Gancao) 1 qian, Ginseng (Renshen) 1 qian, Atractylodes (Cangzhu) 3 qian, Safflower (Honghua) half liang, Cinnamon Twig (Guizhi) half liang.
Source
*Medical Inventions* (Renwei Edition), Volume 6.
Benefits
In cases of sores and swellings, damp-heat stagnates in the Shao Yang channels of the hands and feet, causing the blood vessels to stagnate and reverse flow. This weakens the Nourishing and Defensive Qi throughout the body, resulting in a flushed, red, and swollen complexion with a slight dusky tint. The face will inevitably appear angry; the patient is often prone to anger. The sores themselves are also flushed, red, swollen, and hard, with a slight dusky tint; they rise prominently, are firm and painful. The pulse is洪缓 (strong and slow) at the outer part of the left cun position, and洪缓而弦 (strong, slow, and taut) at the left guan position.
Instructions for Use
Crush the ingredients coarsely; combine to make one dose. Decoct one large bowl of water and one large bowl of wine together until reduced to one bowl; strain out the residue and take while still warm.
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Decoction for Nourishing the Nutritive and Defensive Qi,In cases of sores and swellings, damp-heat stagnates in the Shao Yang channels of the hands and feet, causing the blood vessels to stagnate and reverse flow. This weakens the Nourishing and Defensive Qi throughout the body, resulting in a flushed, red, and swollen complexion with a slight dusky tint. The face will inevitably appear angry; the patient is often prone to anger. The sores themselves are also flushed, red, swollen, and hard, with a slight dusky tint; they rise prominently, are firm and painful. The pulse is洪缓 (strong and slow) at the outer part of the left cun position, and洪缓而弦 (strong, slow, and taut) at the left guan position.