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Six-Ingredient Muscle-Relieving Decoction

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Six-Ingredient Muscle-Relieving Decoction,Fever and body pain due to cold damage.

Formulas Name : Six-Ingredient Muscle-Relieving Decoction

Chinese Name : 六物解肌汤

Drug Formulation

Kudzu Root (Ge Gen) 4 liang, Poria (Fu Ling) 3 liang, Ephedra (Ma Huang) 2 liang, Oyster Shell (Mu Li) 2 liang, Fresh Ginger (Sheng Jiang) 2 liang, Licorice (Gan Cao) 1 liang.

Source

*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 9.

Benefits

Fever and body pain due to cold damage.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil in 8 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng; divide into 3 doses. After taking the second dose, if sweating occurs, discontinue the treatment once the sweat has subsided.

Note

Avoid vinegar-based foods.

Six-Ingredient Muscle-Relieving Decoction,*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 9.,Fever and body pain due to cold damage.

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