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Modified Xiegan Decoction

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Modified Xiegan Decoction,A ring-shaped rash around the waist, clustered like pearls, red in color and shaped like wisps of cloud; accompanied by itchy hives, fever, and attributed to wind-fire in the Liver and Heart meridians.

Formulas Name : Modified Xiegan Decoction

Chinese Name : 加减泻肝汤

Drug Formulation

3 fen of Bupleurum, 1 qian of Gardenia, 1 qian of Scutellaria, 1 qian of Alisma, 7 fen of Bupleurum, 2 qian of Plantain, 6 fen of Akebia, 1 qian 2 fen of Raw Rehmannia, 6 fen of Licorice.

Source

*The True Explanation of Surgery*, Volume 1.

Benefits

A ring-shaped rash around the waist, clustered like pearls, red in color and shaped like wisps of cloud; accompanied by itchy hives, fever, and attributed to wind-fire in the Liver and Heart meridians.

Modified Xiegan Decoction,*The True Explanation of Surgery*, Volume 1.,A ring-shaped rash around the waist, clustered like pearls, red in color and shaped like wisps of cloud; accompanied by itchy hives, fever, and attributed to wind-fire in the Liver and Heart meridians.

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