Modified Decoction for Treating Malaria，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Malaria due to liver yin deficiency. Malaria attacks occur every other day; at dusk, chills are mild and fever is severe. Attacks occurring during the Shen and You hours are followed by a slight sweat and resolution of fever around the Yin and Mao hours. The patient is emaciated, experiences dizziness and vertigo, has aching joints, stiff tendons and muscles, lower back pain, difficult urination, and distension in the lower abdomen. The tongue is purple and red, or even as red as rouge.
Modified Decoction for Treating Malaria
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Formulas Name : Modified Decoction for Treating Malaria
Chinese Name : 加减追疟饮
Drug Formulation
4 qian of raw Polygonum multiflorum, 2 qian of Angelica sinensis, 3 qian of raw Paeonia lactiflora, 0.5 fen of lightly roasted licorice, 1.5 qian of Artemisia annua, 5 qian of raw softshell turtle shell, 1.5 qian of Corydalis yanhusuo, 6 qian of Lycium barbarum bark, and 0.8 fen of vinegar-fried Citrus aurantium.
Source
From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
Malaria due to liver yin deficiency. Malaria attacks occur every other day; at dusk, chills are mild and fever is severe. Attacks occurring during the Shen and You hours are followed by a slight sweat and resolution of fever around the Yin and Mao hours. The patient is emaciated, experiences dizziness and vertigo, has aching joints, stiff tendons and muscles, lower back pain, difficult urination, and distension in the lower abdomen. The tongue is purple and red, or even as red as rouge.
Instructions for Use
Decoct well water and river water together and take orally.
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Modified Decoction for Treating Malaria,Malaria due to liver yin deficiency. Malaria attacks occur every other day; at dusk, chills are mild and fever is severe. Attacks occurring during the Shen and You hours are followed by a slight sweat and resolution of fever around the Yin and Mao hours. The patient is emaciated, experiences dizziness and vertigo, has aching joints, stiff tendons and muscles, lower back pain, difficult urination, and distension in the lower abdomen. The tongue is purple and red, or even as red as rouge.