Qianghuo Scatter Stagnation Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Rash*, Volume 4.，For smallpox with severe, stagnant heat that is blocked and cannot reach the exterior, manifesting as coarse breathing, shortness of breath, abdominal distension, restlessness, delirium and rambling speech, restless sleep, constipation and difficulty passing urine, bristling hair, a puffy face, eyes wide open as if in anger, as well as cases where wind-cold has invaded from the exterior, preventing smooth eruption.
Qianghuo Scatter Stagnation Decoction
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Formulas Name : Qianghuo Scatter Stagnation Decoction
Chinese Name : 羌活散郁汤
Drug Formulation
Saposhnikovia, Notopterygium, Angelica dahurica, Schizonepeta, Platycodon, Lycium bark, Areca nut peel, Ligusticum, Forsythia, Licorice, Lithospermum, Cimicifuga, and Mouse-ear plantain.
Source
From *The Golden Mirror of Smallpox and Rash*, Volume 4.
Processing
The above constitutes a coarse powder.
Benefits
For smallpox with severe, stagnant heat that is blocked and cannot reach the exterior, manifesting as coarse breathing, shortness of breath, abdominal distension, restlessness, delirium and rambling speech, restless sleep, constipation and difficulty passing urine, bristling hair, a puffy face, eyes wide open as if in anger, as well as cases where wind-cold has invaded from the exterior, preventing smooth eruption.
Instructions for Use
Add 1 zhong of water and 14 strands of lampwick. Decoct until reduced to 6 fen, then take while warm.
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Qianghuo Scatter Stagnation Decoction,For smallpox with severe, stagnant heat that is blocked and cannot reach the exterior, manifesting as coarse breathing, shortness of breath, abdominal distension, restlessness, delirium and rambling speech, restless sleep, constipation and difficulty passing urine, bristling hair, a puffy face, eyes wide open as if in anger, as well as cases where wind-cold has invaded from the exterior, preventing smooth eruption.