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Eight-Ingredient Dispersing Formula

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Eight-Ingredient Dispersing Formula,For headaches and fever due to cold damage, accompanied by generalized stiffness and pain in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Dispersing Formula

Chinese Name : 八解散

Drug Formulation

3 liang of Schizonepeta spikelets, 1.5 liang of Fangfeng (root tip removed), 1.5 liang of Ginseng (root tip removed), 1.5 liang of Scutellaria baicalensis, 1.5 liang of Ephedra (roots and nodes removed), 1.5 liang of Cinnamon (coarse bark removed), 1.5 liang of Atractylodes (soaked overnight in rice washing water), 1.5 liang of Licorice (roasted).

Source

*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.

Benefits

For headaches and fever due to cold damage, accompanied by generalized stiffness and pain in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. For each dose, take 5 qian; add 1.5 zhan of water, 3 slices of fresh ginger, 1 jujube, and 30 grains of light fermented soybeans. Decoct together until reduced to 1 zhan, strain, and take while warm. Take a total of 3 doses. Recovery will follow once sweating occurs.

Eight-Ingredient Dispersing Formula,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.,For headaches and fever due to cold damage, accompanied by generalized stiffness and pain in the limbs.

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