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Flower Snake Life-Sustaining Decoction

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Flower Snake Life-Sustaining Decoction,For sudden stroke with clenched jaws, mental confusion, deviation of the mouth and eyes, loss of consciousness, difficulty swallowing phlegm, and a rattling sound in the throat.

Formulas Name : Flower Snake Life-Sustaining Decoction

Chinese Name : 花蛇续命汤

Drug Formulation

White Flower Snake (soaked in wine, skin and bones removed, dried in an oven) 1 liang, Whole Scorpion (roasted) 1 liang, Du Huo (soil removed) 1 liang, Tianma 1 liang, Aconite Root 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang, Fangfeng 1 liang, Cinnamon Bark 1 liang, Atractylodes Macrocephala 1 liang, Gaoben 1 liang, White Aconite Root (roasted) 1 liang,Red Arrow 1 liang, Chuanxiong 1 liang, Asarum (leaves removed) 1 liang, Licorice (roasted) 1 liang, White Silkworm (silk removed, stir-fried with ash) 1 liang, Pinellia (soaked in hot water, sliced) 1 liang, Poria (peeled) 1 liang, Ephedra (knots removed, boiled in water for 3 boils, scum skimmed off, finely sliced) 1 liang.

Source

From *The Origin of Medicine*, Volume Middle.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For sudden stroke with clenched jaws, mental confusion, deviation of the mouth and eyes, loss of consciousness, difficulty swallowing phlegm, and a rattling sound in the throat.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger; decoct until reduced to 7 fen; strain and take while still slightly warm; take at any time.

Flower Snake Life-Sustaining Decoction,From *The Origin of Medicine*, Volume Middle.,For sudden stroke with clenched jaws, mental confusion, deviation of the mouth and eyes, loss of consciousness, difficulty swallowing phlegm, and a rattling sound in the throat.

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