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Six-Ingredient Decoction for Exterior Deficiency

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Six-Ingredient Decoction for Exterior Deficiency,For typhoid fever during pregnancy, stroke with exterior deficiency, spontaneous sweating, headache with a stiff neck, fever with aversion to cold, and a pulse that is floating, weak, and large.

Formulas Name : Six-Ingredient Decoction for Exterior Deficiency

Chinese Name : 表虚六合汤

Drug Formulation

Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Bai Shao, and Shu Di Huang—1 liang each; Gui Zhi—7 qian; Di Gu Pi—7 qian.

Source

*Yuanrong*.

Benefits

For typhoid fever during pregnancy, stroke with exterior deficiency, spontaneous sweating, headache with a stiff neck, fever with aversion to cold, and a pulse that is floating, weak, and large.

Six-Ingredient Decoction for Exterior Deficiency,*Yuanrong*.,For typhoid fever during pregnancy, stroke with exterior deficiency, spontaneous sweating, headache with a stiff neck, fever with aversion to cold, and a pulse that is floating, weak, and large.

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