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Decoction for Unblocking Meridians and Opening Orifices

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Decoction for Unblocking Meridians and Opening Orifices,Early stage of wind-epidemic.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Unblocking Meridians and Opening Orifices

Chinese Name : 通经利窍汤

Drug Formulation

Rhubarb 1 qian (Day 1 formula), Schizonepeta 1 qian, Platycodon 1 qian, Angelica sinensis root 1 qian, Scutellaria 1 qian, Notopterygium 1 qian 2 fen, Saposhnikovia 1 qian 2 fen, Forsythia 1 qian 2 fen, Stephania 8 fen, Angelica dahurica 8 fen, Achyranthes 7 fen, Licorice 5 fen,Rhubarb 1 qian (Day 2 formula), Notopterygium 1 qian, Saposhnikovia 1 qian, Platycodon 1 qian, Angelica dahurica 8 fen, Stephania 8 fen, Angelica sinensis root 8 fen, Angelica pubescens 8 fen, Schizonepeta 8 fen, Achyranthes 8 fen, Licorice 5 fen, Notopterygium 2 qian (Days 3–4 formula), Platycodon 2 qian,Saposhnikovia root 2 qian, Scutellaria root 2 qian, Angelica dahurica 8 fen, Schizonepeta 8 fen, Stephania root 8 fen, Dehuo 8 fen, Achyranthes root 8 fen, Angelica sinensis root (tail) 8 fen, Licorice root 5 fen, Notopterygium root 1 qian (prescription for Days 5–8), Dehuo 1 qian, Saposhnikovia root 1 qian, Schizonepeta 1 qian, Angelica sinensis root (tail) 8 fen,Peony Root 0.8 qian, Stephania Rhizome 0.8 qian, Forsythia Fruit 0.8 qian, Scutellaria Root 0.8 qian, Licorice Root 0.5 qian, Rhubarb 1 qian (Day 9 Formula), Schizonepeta 1 qian, Notopterygium Root 1 qian, Angelica Pubescens 1 qian, Saposhnikovia Root 1 qian, Ligusticum Root 1 qian, Angelica Sinensis 0.8 qian, Achyranthes Root 0.8 qian, Scutellaria Root 0.8 qian, Angelica Dahurica 0.8 qian,Platycodon root 8 fen, Licorice root 5 fen, Rhubarb 2 qian (Prescription for Days 10–18), Schizonepeta 1 qian, Notopterygium 1 qian, Angelica pubescens 1 qian, Saposhnikovia root 1 qian, Ligusticum wallichii 1 qian, Angelica sinensis 8 fen, Achyranthes root 8 fen, Scutellaria baicalensis 8 fen, Angelica dahurica 8 fen, Platycodon root 8 fen, Licorice root 5 fen,Rhubarb 1 qian (prescription for days 19–20), Phellodendron 1 qian, Forsythia 1 qian, Notopterygium 1 qian, Sophora flavescens 1 qian, Schizonepeta 1 qian, Scutellaria 1 qian, Coptis 8 fen, Saposhnikovia 8 fen, Stephania 8 fen, Licorice 8 fen, Angelica 8 fen, Phellodendron (roasted; prescription for days 21–22) 1 qian,Rhubarb (steamed) 1 qian, Sophora flavescens 1 qian, Notopterygium 1 qian, Forsythia 8 fen, Saposhnikovia 8 fen, Scutellaria 8 fen, Achyranthes 8 fen, Stephania 8 fen, Angelica pubescens 8 fen, Licorice 5 fen, Coptis 1 qian 5 fen,Peony Root 1 qian (Prescription for Days 23–24), Notopterygium 1 qian, Scutellaria 1 qian, Schizonepeta 1 qian, Achyranthes 1 qian, Angelica dahurica 1 qian, Rhubarb 1 qian, Forsythia 1 qian, Angelica pubescens 8 fen, Angelica sinensis 8 fen, Stephania 8 fen, Platycodon 8 fen, Licorice 5 fen,Scrophularia 8 fen (Prescription for Days 25–27), Forsythia 8 fen, Duhuo 8 fen, Angelica sinensis 8 fen, Stephania 8 fen, Platycodon 8 fen, Achyranthes 8 fen, Paeonia 8 fen, Saposhnikovia 1 qian, Rheum 1 qian, Coptis 7 fen, Aconite 1 qian, Ligusticum 5 fen, Licorice 5 fen,Aconite Root 1 qian (Prescription for Days 28–30), Peony Root 1 qian, Notopterygium Root 1 qian, Schizonepeta 1 qian, Stephania Root 1 qian, Ligusticum Root 8 fen, Angelica Root 8 fen, Platycodon Root 8 fen, Achyranthes Root 8 fen, White Angelica Root 8 fen, Sophora Root 8 fen, Saposhnikovia Root 8 fen, Licorice Root 5 fen.

Source

From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.

Benefits

Early stage of wind-epidemic.

Instructions for Use

Take the above herbs for 30 doses; decoct them in water and take them daily in the morning and evening, washed down with warm wine.

Decoction for Unblocking Meridians and Opening Orifices,From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 3.,Early stage of wind-epidemic.

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