Hypotensive Decoction No. 1

Hypotensive Decoction No. 1,Hypertension. Headache, dizziness, flushed face and red eyes, irritability, yellow tongue coating, taut and forceful pulse; this pattern corresponds to “Liver Yang Rising.”

Formulas Name : Hypotensive Decoction No. 1

Chinese Name : 降压汤1号

Drug Formulation

15 g of Purple Shell Tooth (decocted first), 9 g of Purple Quartz (decocted first), 30 g of Magnetite (decocted first), 30 g of Raw Oyster Shell (decocted first), 15 g of Summer Deadgrass, 9 g of Chrysanthemum, 12 g of Uncaria, 12 g of White Peony Root, 9 g of Raw Rehmannia Root, 18 g of Scrophularia, 9 g of Gardenia, and 12 g of Achyranthes.

Source

From *Clinical Medical Case Studies and Prescriptions*.

Benefits

Hypertension. Headache, dizziness, flushed face and red eyes, irritability, yellow tongue coating, taut and forceful pulse; this pattern corresponds to “Liver Yang Rising.”

Hypotensive Decoction No. 1,From *Clinical Medical Case Studies and Prescriptions*.,Hypertension. Headache, dizziness, flushed face and red eyes, irritability, yellow tongue coating, taut and forceful pulse; this pattern corresponds to “Liver Yang Rising.”

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