Decoction for Regulating Qi and Expelling Wind

Decoction for Regulating Qi and Expelling Wind,Men and women with deficient blood and qi may experience an onslaught of pathogenic wind, leading to trembling of the muscles and bones, stabbing pain in the shoulders and back, clenched fists and feet, a crooked mouth, hemiplegia, dizziness and vertigo, excessive phlegm, slurred speech, difficulty walking, and palpitations with shortness of breath;When affected by external wind, the limbs become stiff and rigid, accompanied by nasal congestion, a heavy sensation in the body, and headache; when the spleen and stomach are out of harmony, there is stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, low energy and frequent fatigue, mental lethargy, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea, as well as various qi-deficiency disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Regulating Qi and Expelling Wind

Chinese Name : 通气驱风汤

Drug Formulation

5 liang Tiantai Wuyao,Platycodon (root removed) 3 liang and a half, Sichuan Angelica (Bai Zhi) 3 liang and a half, Sichuan Ligusticum (Chuan Xiong) 3 liang and a half, Licorice (roasted) 3 liang and a half, Dried Tangerine Peel (white pith removed) 3 liang and a half, Atractylodes (Bai Zhu) 3 liang and a half, Ephedra (roots and nodes removed) 1 liang and a half, Fructus Aurantii (fried with wheat bran, pith removed) 1 liang and a half, Ginseng (root removed) half a liang.

Source

*De Xiao*, Volume 13.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Men and women with deficient blood and qi may experience an onslaught of pathogenic wind, leading to trembling of the muscles and bones, stabbing pain in the shoulders and back, clenched fists and feet, a crooked mouth, hemiplegia, dizziness and vertigo, excessive phlegm, slurred speech, difficulty walking, and palpitations with shortness of breath;When affected by external wind, the limbs become stiff and rigid, accompanied by nasal congestion, a heavy sensation in the body, and headache; when the spleen and stomach are out of harmony, there is stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, low energy and frequent fatigue, mental lethargy, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea, as well as various qi-deficiency disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with a decoction of Perilla and Papaya.

Decoction for Regulating Qi and Expelling Wind,*De Xiao*, Volume 13.,Men and women with deficient blood and qi may experience an onslaught of pathogenic wind, leading to trembling of the muscles and bones, stabbing pain in the shoulders and back, clenched fists and feet, a crooked mouth, hemiplegia, dizziness and vertigo, excessive phlegm, slurred speech, difficulty walking, and palpitations with shortness of breath;When affected by external wind, the limbs become stiff and rigid, accompanied by nasal congestion, a heavy sensation in the body, and headache; when the spleen and stomach are out of harmony, there is stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm, low energy and frequent fatigue, mental lethargy, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea, as well as various qi-deficiency disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.

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