Kudzu Root Powder

Kudzu Root Powder,Epidemic fever on the first day: high fever, restlessness and agitation, headache, and stiffness in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Kudzu Root Powder

Chinese Name : 葛根散

Drug Formulation

Pueraria root (chopped) 1 liang, Red peony root 1 liang, Ephedra (with roots and nodes removed) 1 liang, Scutellaria root 1 liang, Gypsum 1 liang, Isatis root 0.5 liang, Licorice root 0.5 liang (lightly roasted until reddish, chopped).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 15.

Processing

This is a coarse powder.

Benefits

Epidemic fever on the first day: high fever, restlessness and agitation, headache, and stiffness in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose. Boil in 1 large bowl of water with half a fen of fresh ginger and 3 jujubes until reduced to 5 fen. Strain and drink hot at any time. After taking the medicine, cover yourself with clothing to induce sweating.

Kudzu Root Powder,From *Shenghui*, Volume 15.,Epidemic fever on the first day: high fever, restlessness and agitation, headache, and stiffness in the limbs.

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