Turtle Shell Decoction

Turtle Shell Decoction,For weakness in the legs due to wind-toxin, with cramping and numbness rising upward; as well as for cold damage with aversion to wind, warm toxins, and heat toxins from mountain and river miasmas, resulting in numbness and weakness in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Turtle Shell Decoction

Chinese Name : 大鳖甲汤

Drug Formulation

Turtle shell 2 liang, Fangfeng 1 liang, Ephedra 1 liang, Atractylodes 1 liang, Gypsum 1 liang, Anemarrhena 1 liang, Cimicifuga 1 liang, Poria 1 liang, Tangerine peel 1 liang, Ligusticum 1 liang, Apricot kernel 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang, Pinellia 1 liang, Angelica 1 liang, Peony 1 liang, Asarum 1 liang, Licorice 1 liang,Ophiopogon tuber 1 liang, antelope horn 6 zhu, rhubarb 1.5 liang, rhinoceros horn 0.5 liang, blue agarwood 0.5 liang, realgar 0.5 liang, jujubes 10 pieces, pearl teeth 7 pieces, aconite 7 pieces, fresh ginger 3 liang, leek whites 14 pieces, musk 3 zhu, red adzuki beans 3 he, evodia fruit 5 he.

Source

*Qianjin*, Volume 7.

Benefits

For weakness in the legs due to wind-toxin, with cramping and numbness rising upward; as well as for cold damage with aversion to wind, warm toxins, and heat toxins from mountain and river miasmas, resulting in numbness and weakness in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil in 2 dou of water until reduced to 4 sheng; divide into 6 doses. Take each dose at intervals of 10 li; stop once a bowel movement occurs.

Turtle Shell Decoction,*Qianjin*, Volume 7.,For weakness in the legs due to wind-toxin, with cramping and numbness rising upward; as well as for cold damage with aversion to wind, warm toxins, and heat toxins from mountain and river miasmas, resulting in numbness and weakness in the limbs.

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