Zhanlun Siwei Decoction

Zhanlun Siwei Decoction,All symptoms of cholera are present: sunken eye sockets, discolored fingernails, leg cramps, and in severe cases, even the testicles and scrotum are shriveled. This indicates that heat-toxin has penetrated deeply into the blood, affecting both the Yangming and Jueyin channels. The heat is stagnant and unable to dissipate, scorching the blood, penetrating the meridians and collaterals, and causing the rampant spread of wind and fire.

Formulas Name : Zhanlun Siwei Decoction

Chinese Name : 展轮四维饮

Drug Formulation

3 qian of honeysuckle, 3 qian of purple-flowered groundsel, 2 qian of moutan bark, 8 fen of fresh Acorus tatarinowii root, 8 fen of Sichuan coptis (stir-fried with 2 fen of evodia), 5 qian of late silkworm sand (decocted in a bag),2 qian Wulingzhi (roasted until all smoke has dissipated), 2 qian Lianqiao, 3 qian Fei Huashi (wrapped in lotus leaf), 5 qian Bai Fuling, 6 qian raw Coix seed, 1 liang loofah vine, 1 liang tender mulberry twigs.

Source

*Essentials of Infectious Diseases* (Gǎnzhèng Jìyào), Volume 4.

Benefits

All symptoms of cholera are present: sunken eye sockets, discolored fingernails, leg cramps, and in severe cases, even the testicles and scrotum are shriveled. This indicates that heat-toxin has penetrated deeply into the blood, affecting both the Yangming and Jueyin channels. The heat is stagnant and unable to dissipate, scorching the blood, penetrating the meridians and collaterals, and causing the rampant spread of wind and fire.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in earthenware water; take 2 ou, then stir in 1–2 fen of opium paste.

Zhanlun Siwei Decoction,*Essentials of Infectious Diseases* (Gǎnzhèng Jìyào), Volume 4.,All symptoms of cholera are present: sunken eye sockets, discolored fingernails, leg cramps, and in severe cases, even the testicles and scrotum are shriveled. This indicates that heat-toxin has penetrated deeply into the blood, affecting both the Yangming and Jueyin channels. The heat is stagnant and unable to dissipate, scorching the blood, penetrating the meridians and collaterals, and causing the rampant spread of wind and fire.

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