Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Mangxiao and Rhubarb，From *Yunqi Zi’s Collection on Preserving Life*, Volume 2.，For women with typhoid fever presenting with headache and a floating pulse, where the physician erroneously administered a purgative, causing pathogenic factors to take advantage of the deficiency and penetrate inward; resulting in blocked menstruation, a hard mass beneath the heart, dry mouth and tongue, alternating chills and fever, delirium as if seeing ghosts, and a deep and rapid pulse.
Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Mangxiao and Rhubarb
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Formulas Name : Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Mangxiao and Rhubarb
Chinese Name : 小柴胡加芒消大黄汤
Drug Formulation
2 liang of Bupleurum, 7.5 qian of Scutellaria, 1.5 liang of Pinellia (processed), 7.5 qian of Licorice, 7.5 qian of Rhubarb, 7 qian of芒消, 3 jujubes, and 0.75 fen of fresh ginger.
Source
From *Yunqi Zi’s Collection on Preserving Life*, Volume 2.
Processing
Finely chop the ingredients.
Benefits
For women with typhoid fever presenting with headache and a floating pulse, where the physician erroneously administered a purgative, causing pathogenic factors to take advantage of the deficiency and penetrate inward; resulting in blocked menstruation, a hard mass beneath the heart, dry mouth and tongue, alternating chills and fever, delirium as if seeing ghosts, and a deep and rapid pulse.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 liang per dose; decoct with fresh ginger, strain out the residue, add芒消, bring to a boil again, and take while warm.
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Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Mangxiao and Rhubarb,For women with typhoid fever presenting with headache and a floating pulse, where the physician erroneously administered a purgative, causing pathogenic factors to take advantage of the deficiency and penetrate inward; resulting in blocked menstruation, a hard mass beneath the heart, dry mouth and tongue, alternating chills and fever, delirium as if seeing ghosts, and a deep and rapid pulse.