Wai Ying San

Wai Ying San,For beriberi.

Formulas Name : Wai Ying San

Chinese Name : 外应散

Drug Formulation

Stone-pine leaves, dwarf camphor leaves, Xijiang cypress slices, patchouli, purple-gold bark, ligusticum root, angelica root, large smartweed, white angelica root, perilla, and notopterygium—all in equal parts.

Source

From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5, citing a family-transmitted formula by Ouyang Kangshu.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients.

Benefits

For beriberi.

Instructions for Use

Add 50–60 black peppercorns and a handful of scallions. Boil in 2 dou of water until reduced to 7 fen. Pour into a basin; have the patient place their feet in the water, cover with a thick cloth, and steam the painful area. Once the water is warm enough to touch, have someone else rinse the feet.

Wai Ying San,From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5, citing a family-transmitted formula by Ouyang Kangshu.,For beriberi.

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