Enhanced Jingfang-Gegeng Decoction，From *The Great Treasure of Health* (Vol. 4).，For severe pathogenic wind-shas. Symptoms include aversion to cold with high fever, swelling and pain in the throat, headache and body aches, coughing and chest tightness, nasal congestion and nausea, watery eyes, cold fingers and toes, and a soft and rapid pulse or a floating and rapid pulse. Wind obstructs the exterior, causing the skin to become tight and closed, preventing the shas from breaking out.
Enhanced Jingfang-Gegeng Decoction
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Formulas Name : Enhanced Jingfang-Gegeng Decoction
Chinese Name : 加味荆防葛根汤
Drug Formulation
Pueraria root 1.5 qian (1 qian for deficient conditions), Schizonepeta 1.5 qian, Platycodon root 1.5 qian, Oyster shell 1.5 qian, Saposhnikovia root 1.5 qian, Cicada slough 1 qian, Zhi Ke (roasted) 1 qian, Raw licorice 0.4 fen, Arctium lappa seeds 3 qian, White apricot kernels 3 qian, Loquat leaves 3 qian, Duckweed 3 qian.
Source
From *The Great Treasure of Health* (Vol. 4).
Benefits
For severe pathogenic wind-shas. Symptoms include aversion to cold with high fever, swelling and pain in the throat, headache and body aches, coughing and chest tightness, nasal congestion and nausea, watery eyes, cold fingers and toes, and a soft and rapid pulse or a floating and rapid pulse. Wind obstructs the exterior, causing the skin to become tight and closed, preventing the shas from breaking out.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally.
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Enhanced Jingfang-Gegeng Decoction,For severe pathogenic wind-shas. Symptoms include aversion to cold with high fever, swelling and pain in the throat, headache and body aches, coughing and chest tightness, nasal congestion and nausea, watery eyes, cold fingers and toes, and a soft and rapid pulse or a floating and rapid pulse. Wind obstructs the exterior, causing the skin to become tight and closed, preventing the shas from breaking out.