Eight Winds Life-Sustaining Decoction

Eight Winds Life-Sustaining Decoction,For sudden hemiplegia, with stiffness and rigidity in the hands and feet preventing flexion or extension; a cold body; alternating between lucidity and confusion; a rigid, unresponsive body with inability to speak; a condition teetering between life and death; incoherent, indescribable ramblings; opisthotonos; or symptoms such as a desire to eat, refusal to eat, or difficulty with urination or defecation.

Formulas Name : Eight Winds Life-Sustaining Decoction

Chinese Name : 八风续命汤

Drug Formulation

Ginseng 18 zhu, Cinnamon Bark 18 zhu, Angelica sinensis 18 zhu, Du Huo 18 zhu, Scutellaria baicalensis 18 zhu, Dried Ginger 18 zhu, Licorice 18 zhu, Gypsum 2 liang and a half, Apricot Kernels 40.

Source

From *Qianjin* (Volume 8, Annotations), citing *Gujin Luyan*.

Benefits

For sudden hemiplegia, with stiffness and rigidity in the hands and feet preventing flexion or extension; a cold body; alternating between lucidity and confusion; a rigid, unresponsive body with inability to speak; a condition teetering between life and death; incoherent, indescribable ramblings; opisthotonos; or symptoms such as a desire to eat, refusal to eat, or difficulty with urination or defecation.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil with 9 sheng of well water until reduced to 3 sheng. Divide into three doses; administer twice daily, covering the patient to induce sweating.

Eight Winds Life-Sustaining Decoction,From *Qianjin* (Volume 8, Annotations), citing *Gujin Luyan*.,For sudden hemiplegia, with stiffness and rigidity in the hands and feet preventing flexion or extension; a cold body; alternating between lucidity and confusion; a rigid, unresponsive body with inability to speak; a condition teetering between life and death; incoherent, indescribable ramblings; opisthotonos; or symptoms such as a desire to eat, refusal to eat, or difficulty with urination or defecation.

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