Modified Xuanwu Decoction，From *The Prescriptions of the Emaciated Immortal for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.，For cold damage that has persisted for several days without resolution, presenting with six pulses that are both floating and sunken, body and head pain, aversion to cold and tidal fever, cough with phlegm and wheezing, generalized body pain, cold and numbness in the hands and feet, poor appetite, loose stools or diarrhea, and cold damage occurring in any season.
Modified Xuanwu Decoction
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Formulas Name : Modified Xuanwu Decoction
Chinese Name : 加减玄武汤
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 liang of Paeonia lactiflora, 7 qian of Poria cocos, 3 qian of Glycyrrhiza uralensis.
Source
From *The Prescriptions of the Emaciated Immortal for Saving Lives*, Volume 2.
Benefits
For cold damage that has persisted for several days without resolution, presenting with six pulses that are both floating and sunken, body and head pain, aversion to cold and tidal fever, cough with phlegm and wheezing, generalized body pain, cold and numbness in the hands and feet, poor appetite, loose stools or diarrhea, and cold damage occurring in any season.
Instructions for Use
Add 5 slices of fresh ginger to the above ingredients, decoct until reduced to 8 fen, and take the decoction.
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Modified Xuanwu Decoction,For cold damage that has persisted for several days without resolution, presenting with six pulses that are both floating and sunken, body and head pain, aversion to cold and tidal fever, cough with phlegm and wheezing, generalized body pain, cold and numbness in the hands and feet, poor appetite, loose stools or diarrhea, and cold damage occurring in any season.