Five-Leaf and Reed-Root Decoction，*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For rheumatic conditions characterized by headache, fever, slight sweating, aversion to cold, aching joints, heaviness and slight swelling of the body, scanty urination, and a floating and slow pulse—where residual heat remains after the formula has dispelled wind, unblocked the meridians, drained dampness, and cleared heat.
Five-Leaf and Reed-Root Decoction
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Formulas Name : Five-Leaf and Reed-Root Decoction
Chinese Name : 五叶茅根汤
Drug Formulation
2 qian of mulberry leaves, 2 qian of bamboo leaves, 5 qian of loquat leaves (hairs removed), 3 qian of agastache leaves, 12 qian of raw side cypress, and 1 liang of fresh mao root.
Source
*Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
For rheumatic conditions characterized by headache, fever, slight sweating, aversion to cold, aching joints, heaviness and slight swelling of the body, scanty urination, and a floating and slow pulse—where residual heat remains after the formula has dispelled wind, unblocked the meridians, drained dampness, and cleared heat.
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Five-Leaf and Reed-Root Decoction,For rheumatic conditions characterized by headache, fever, slight sweating, aversion to cold, aching joints, heaviness and slight swelling of the body, scanty urination, and a floating and slow pulse—where residual heat remains after the formula has dispelled wind, unblocked the meridians, drained dampness, and cleared heat.