Pathogen-Dispelling Powder，From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.，At the onset of malaria, there is severe lower back pain and headache; chills arise from the back; chills precede fever; the fever is as intense as a raging fire; when the fever subsides, sweat breaks out but does not dry immediately; every bone and joint in the body aches; and the urine is scanty and reddish. This pattern belongs to malaria affecting the Taiyang and Bladder meridians.
Pathogen-Dispelling Powder
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Formulas Name : Pathogen-Dispelling Powder
Chinese Name : 开邪散
Drug Formulation
Atractylodes macrocephala 5 qian, Poria cocos 5 qian, Peucedanum praeruptorum 1 qian, Bupleurum chinense 1 qian, Glycyrrhiza uralensis 5 fen, Polyporus umbellatus 2 qian, Panax ginseng 1 qian, Citrus aurantium 1 qian, Fructus aurantii 1 qian, White Cardamom 3 fen, Crataegus pinnatifida 1 qian, Pinellia ternata 1 qian.
Source
From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 8.
Benefits
At the onset of malaria, there is severe lower back pain and headache; chills arise from the back; chills precede fever; the fever is as intense as a raging fire; when the fever subsides, sweat breaks out but does not dry immediately; every bone and joint in the body aches; and the urine is scanty and reddish. This pattern belongs to malaria affecting the Taiyang and Bladder meridians.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally.
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Pathogen-Dispelling Powder,At the onset of malaria, there is severe lower back pain and headache; chills arise from the back; chills precede fever; the fever is as intense as a raging fire; when the fever subsides, sweat breaks out but does not dry immediately; every bone and joint in the body aches; and the urine is scanty and reddish. This pattern belongs to malaria affecting the Taiyang and Bladder meridians.