Zhengyang Decoction

Zhengyang Decoction,Stiff and locked joints, low back pain, qi stagnation with heat, painful urination, red eyes, chest pain, alternating chills and fever, coughing and wheezing, or nasal discharge, regurgitation of fluids from the throat, jaundice; if wheezing is severe, it may extend to the lower abdomen and cause abdominal cold.

Formulas Name : Zhengyang Decoction

Chinese Name : 正阳汤

Drug Formulation

Baiwei half liang, Xuanshen half liang, Chuanxiong half liang, Sangbaipi (roasted) half liang, Danggui half liang, Shaoyao half liang, Xuanfuhua half liang, Gancao (roasted) half liang, Shengjiang half liang.

Source

From *San Yin*, Volume 5.

Processing

Coarsely grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Stiff and locked joints, low back pain, qi stagnation with heat, painful urination, red eyes, chest pain, alternating chills and fever, coughing and wheezing, or nasal discharge, regurgitation of fluids from the throat, jaundice; if wheezing is severe, it may extend to the lower abdomen and cause abdominal cold.

Instructions for Use

Take 4 qian per dose; boil with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen; strain and take before meals.

Zhengyang Decoction,From *San Yin*, Volume 5.,Stiff and locked joints, low back pain, qi stagnation with heat, painful urination, red eyes, chest pain, alternating chills and fever, coughing and wheezing, or nasal discharge, regurgitation of fluids from the throat, jaundice; if wheezing is severe, it may extend to the lower abdomen and cause abdominal cold.

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