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Third: Bamboo Sap Decoction,Bengqi. When wind-toxin invades the five viscera, it causes shortness of breath, heat and restlessness beneath the heart, burning pain in the hands and feet, inability to lift the limbs, numbness of the skin and flesh, and lockjaw preventing speech.

Formulas Name : Third: Bamboo Sap Decoction

Chinese Name : 第三竹沥汤

Drug Formulation

19 sheng of bamboo sap, 3 liang of Fangfeng,Poria 3 liang, Gentiana 3 liang, Angelica 2 liang, Scutellaria 2 liang, Ginseng 2 liang, Ligusticum 2 liang, Asarum 2 liang, Cinnamon Bark 2 liang, Licorice 2 liang, Cimicifuga 2 liang, Ephedra 2 liang, Atractylodes 2 liang, Aconite 2 pieces, Sichuan Pepper 1 liang, Pueraria Root 5 liang, Fresh Ginger 8 liang.

Source

*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 7.

Benefits

Bengqi. When wind-toxin invades the five viscera, it causes shortness of breath, heat and restlessness beneath the heart, burning pain in the hands and feet, inability to lift the limbs, numbness of the skin and flesh, and lockjaw preventing speech.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Simmer with bamboo sap until reduced to 4 sheng; divide into 5 doses.

Third: Bamboo Sap Decoction,*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 7.,Bengqi. When wind-toxin invades the five viscera, it causes shortness of breath, heat and restlessness beneath the heart, burning pain in the hands and feet, inability to lift the limbs, numbness of the skin and flesh, and lockjaw preventing speech.

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