Three-Yellow Decoction

Three-Yellow Decoction,Stroke, with stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet; pain and discomfort in all joints; restlessness, fever, and mental agitation; aversion to cold lasting for days; loss of appetite; sudden onset of wind-induced paralysis affecting one side of the body, resulting in hemiplegia; loss of voice and inability to speak.

Formulas Name : Three-Yellow Decoction

Chinese Name : 三黄汤

Drug Formulation

Ephedra 30 zhu (knots removed), Astragalus 12 zhu, Scutellaria 18 zhu, Duhuo 1 liang, Asarum 12 zhu.

Source

From *Qian Jin*, Volume 8, citing a formula by Zhang Zhongjing.

Benefits

Stroke, with stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet; pain and discomfort in all joints; restlessness, fever, and mental agitation; aversion to cold lasting for days; loss of appetite; sudden onset of wind-induced paralysis affecting one side of the body, resulting in hemiplegia; loss of voice and inability to speak.

Instructions for Use

Boil with 5 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng; divide into 2 doses. The first dose induces a light sweat; the second dose induces a profuse sweat.

Three-Yellow Decoction,From *Qian Jin*, Volume 8, citing a formula by Zhang Zhongjing.,Stroke, with stiffness and spasms in the hands and feet; pain and discomfort in all joints; restlessness, fever, and mental agitation; aversion to cold lasting for days; loss of appetite; sudden onset of wind-induced paralysis affecting one side of the body, resulting in hemiplegia; loss of voice and inability to speak.

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