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Qianghuo-Lianqiao Life-Sustaining Decoction

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Qianghuo-Lianqiao Life-Sustaining Decoction,For stroke with mixed manifestations of the Six Syndromes, attributed to the Shaoyang or Jueyin channels, or presenting with contractures and pain in the limbs and joints, or numbness and loss of sensation.

Formulas Name : Qianghuo-Lianqiao Life-Sustaining Decoction

Chinese Name : 羌活连翘续命汤

Drug Formulation

8 liang of Xiao Xuming Decoction, 4 liang of Qianghuo, 6 liang of Lianqiao.

Source

From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume Middle.

Benefits

For stroke with mixed manifestations of the Six Syndromes, attributed to the Shaoyang or Jueyin channels, or presenting with contractures and pain in the limbs and joints, or numbness and loss of sensation.

Qianghuo-Lianqiao Life-Sustaining Decoction,From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume Middle.,For stroke with mixed manifestations of the Six Syndromes, attributed to the Shaoyang or Jueyin channels, or presenting with contractures and pain in the limbs and joints, or numbness and loss of sensation.

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