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Enhanced Guizhi Decoction

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Enhanced Guizhi Decoction,Affects the meridians. Wind invades the muscle surface, causing loss of sensation in the muscles, or numbness in the fingers and toes.

Formulas Name : Enhanced Guizhi Decoction

Chinese Name : 加味桂枝汤

Drug Formulation

8 fen of Cinnamomum twig, 1 qian 5 fen of white peony root, 5 fen of licorice, 2 qian of Huai Achyranthes root, 1 qian 5 fen of Sichuan Achyranthes root, 2 qian of Angelica sinensis, 4 qian of silkworm sand, 1 qian of Gentiana macrophylla, 1 qian of Saposhnikovia root, 5 red dates, and 3 slices of fresh ginger.

Source

From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 1.

Benefits

Affects the meridians. Wind invades the muscle surface, causing loss of sensation in the muscles, or numbness in the fingers and toes.

Enhanced Guizhi Decoction,From *Yichun Shengyi*, Volume 1.,Affects the meridians. Wind invades the muscle surface, causing loss of sensation in the muscles, or numbness in the fingers and toes.

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