Xuanfu Flower Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 84.，Upon first arriving in the Jiangling region, the patient has not yet acclimated to the local climate and soil; food and drink do not agree with them. Combined with spleen dampness, beriberi has manifested, accompanied by occasional chest tightness, swelling of the face, legs, and knees, fatigue, blue-black lips and mouth, heat and restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, vomiting upon seeing food, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, and the accumulation of cold qi.
Xuanfu Flower Decoction
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Formulas Name : Xuanfu Flower Decoction
Chinese Name : 旋覆花饮
Drug Formulation
Xuanfu Flower 1 liang, Red Poria (black skin removed) 2 liang, Evodia Fruit (soaked in hot water, then roasted) 3 fen, Xianhu (root tip removed) 1 liang 1 fen, Frankincense 1.5 liang, Prunus mume Seed (skinned, roasted) 1 fen, Pinellia (washed 7 times in hot water to remove slipperiness, processed with ginger juice) 2 liang, Da Fu 5 pieces (with skin and seeds, coarsely chopped).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 84.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.
Benefits
Upon first arriving in the Jiangling region, the patient has not yet acclimated to the local climate and soil; food and drink do not agree with them. Combined with spleen dampness, beriberi has manifested, accompanied by occasional chest tightness, swelling of the face, legs, and knees, fatigue, blue-black lips and mouth, heat and restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, vomiting upon seeing food, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, and the accumulation of cold qi.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 qian per dose, boil with 1.5 zhan of water and 1 fen of fresh ginger (crushed) until reduced to 7 fen, strain, and take before meals in the morning and evening.
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Xuanfu Flower Decoction,Upon first arriving in the Jiangling region, the patient has not yet acclimated to the local climate and soil; food and drink do not agree with them. Combined with spleen dampness, beriberi has manifested, accompanied by occasional chest tightness, swelling of the face, legs, and knees, fatigue, blue-black lips and mouth, heat and restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, vomiting upon seeing food, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, and the accumulation of cold qi.