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Ephedra and Lycium Bark Decoction

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Ephedra and Lycium Bark Decoction,For headache and fever due to cold damage, with a blocked throat and inability to speak.

Formulas Name : Ephedra and Lycium Bark Decoction

Chinese Name : 麻黄地骨皮汤

Drug Formulation

Ephedra (knots removed) 3 fen, Lycium bark half liang, Scrophularia root half liang, Schisandra berries 3 fen, Licorice (roasted, coarsely chopped) 1 fen, Dried ginger (roasted) 1 fen, Aconite root (roasted and split, skin and pith removed) half liang, Platycodon root (roasted) half liang, Apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, skin, tip, and double kernels removed, then roasted) half liang, Anemarrhena rhizome half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 30 (Renwei Edition).

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame or bean seeds.

Benefits

For headache and fever due to cold damage, with a blocked throat and inability to speak.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; decoct in 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen; strain; take warm after meals.

Ephedra and Lycium Bark Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 30 (Renwei Edition).,For headache and fever due to cold damage, with a blocked throat and inability to speak.

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