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Peach Twig Decoction

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Peach Twig Decoction,For bone-consumptive wasting disease with body pain and feverish restlessness.

Formulas Name : Peach Twig Decoction

Chinese Name : 桃枝饮子

Drug Formulation

One handful of tender peach twigs (3–7 cun long), one handful of willow twigs (3–7 cun long), 5 he of fermented soybean cores, 3 fen of licorice (raw), half a liang of fresh ginger, 2–7 cun of scallion whites, three handfuls of leek whites, and 2 liang of Artemisia annua.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 31.

Processing

Finely chop all ingredients.

Benefits

For bone-consumptive wasting disease with body pain and feverish restlessness.

Instructions for Use

Decoct with 2 large bowls of a child’s urine until reduced to 1 bowl and 5 fen; strain, and divide into 3 warm doses to be taken at any time.

Peach Twig Decoction,*Shenghui*, Volume 31.,For bone-consumptive wasting disease with body pain and feverish restlessness.

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