Great Kudzu Root Decoction

Great Kudzu Root Decoction,When external pathogens in the Yangming channel have not yet been fully resolved, leading to severe constipation and accumulated heat rising upward, causing headache. When the exterior syndrome of the Yangming channel has not yet been resolved, with internal heat accumulating, resulting in thirst and constipation.

Formulas Name : Great Kudzu Root Decoction

Chinese Name : 大葛根汤

Drug Formulation

Dried Pueraria Root, Gypsum, Fructus Aurantii, Rhubarb, Guangpi, Licorice, and Anemarrhena.

Source

From *Shanghan Dabai*, Volume 1.

Benefits

When external pathogens in the Yangming channel have not yet been fully resolved, leading to severe constipation and accumulated heat rising upward, causing headache. When the exterior syndrome of the Yangming channel has not yet been resolved, with internal heat accumulating, resulting in thirst and constipation.

Note

If the patient exhibits chills and exterior fever, with symptoms overlapping with those of the Taiyang channel, this formula must not be used.

Great Kudzu Root Decoction,From *Shanghan Dabai*, Volume 1.,When external pathogens in the Yangming channel have not yet been fully resolved, leading to severe constipation and accumulated heat rising upward, causing headache. When the exterior syndrome of the Yangming channel has not yet been resolved, with internal heat accumulating, resulting in thirst and constipation.

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