Enhanced Dayuan Decoction，*Eight Methods of Medicine*, Volume 2.，In years when epidemics are rampant, if one accidentally contracts wind-cold that triggers the epidemic; or in years without epidemics, if one contracts severe wind-cold that presents entirely like an epidemic; or in the initial stage of wind-cold or epidemic infection, resulting in exterior symptoms such as headache, aversion to cold, and fever.
Enhanced Dayuan Decoction
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Formulas Name : Enhanced Dayuan Decoction
Chinese Name : 加味达原饮
Drug Formulation
2 qian of areca nut, 2 qian of Sichuan magnolia bark (pounded), 1 qian of cardamom (roasted and ground), 1 qian of Anemarrhena rhizome, 1 qian of Scutellaria root (raw), 1 qian of white peony root (raw), 1 qian of licorice root, 2 qian of Bupleurum root, 2 qian of Notopterygium root, and 2 qian of Pueraria root.
Source
*Eight Methods of Medicine*, Volume 2.
Benefits
In years when epidemics are rampant, if one accidentally contracts wind-cold that triggers the epidemic; or in years without epidemics, if one contracts severe wind-cold that presents entirely like an epidemic; or in the initial stage of wind-cold or epidemic infection, resulting in exterior symptoms such as headache, aversion to cold, and fever.
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Enhanced Dayuan Decoction,In years when epidemics are rampant, if one accidentally contracts wind-cold that triggers the epidemic; or in years without epidemics, if one contracts severe wind-cold that presents entirely like an epidemic; or in the initial stage of wind-cold or epidemic infection, resulting in exterior symptoms such as headache, aversion to cold, and fever.