Ephedra Left Meridian Decoction，From *San Yin*, Volume 3.，For wind, cold, heat, and dampness invading the Foot-Taiyang Meridian, manifesting as stiffness and numbness in the hands and feet, difficulty walking, aversion to cold with fever, absence of sweat with aversion to cold, or spontaneous sweating with aversion to wind, headache, dizziness, heaviness in the lower back, and joint pain; as well as bone-attaching ulcers and bone-biting ulcers occurring on the posterior surface of the leg.
Ephedra Left Meridian Decoction
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Formulas Name : Ephedra Left Meridian Decoction
Chinese Name : 麻黄左经汤
Drug Formulation
Ephedra (knots removed), dried Pueraria root, Asarum, Atractylodes macrocephala (sliced and soaked in rice water), Poria, Stephania, Cinnamon bark (unroasted), Notopterygium, Saposhnikovia, and licorice (roasted)—all in equal parts.
Source
From *San Yin*, Volume 3.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.
Benefits
For wind, cold, heat, and dampness invading the Foot-Taiyang Meridian, manifesting as stiffness and numbness in the hands and feet, difficulty walking, aversion to cold with fever, absence of sweat with aversion to cold, or spontaneous sweating with aversion to wind, headache, dizziness, heaviness in the lower back, and joint pain; as well as bone-attaching ulcers and bone-biting ulcers occurring on the posterior surface of the leg.
Instructions for Use
Take 4 qian per dose. Boil with 2 zhan of water, adding 3 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube, until reduced to 7 fen. Strain and take on an empty stomach.
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Ephedra Left Meridian Decoction,For wind, cold, heat, and dampness invading the Foot-Taiyang Meridian, manifesting as stiffness and numbness in the hands and feet, difficulty walking, aversion to cold with fever, absence of sweat with aversion to cold, or spontaneous sweating with aversion to wind, headache, dizziness, heaviness in the lower back, and joint pain; as well as bone-attaching ulcers and bone-biting ulcers occurring on the posterior surface of the leg.