Yang He Tang (Yang-Harmonizing Decoction)

外科證治全生集

Prepared rehmannia 1 liang; deer antler glue 3 qian; white mustard seed 2 qian; charred prepared ginger 5 fen; ephedra 5 fen; cinnamon 1 qian (remove bark, grind to powder); raw licorice 1 qian

Boil nine bowls of water down to three bowls; take one bowl warm after each meal.

湯劑

Warm Yang and Tonify Blood; disperse cold and free stagnation.

Deficiency-cold yin flat abscess pattern. The affected area is diffusely swollen, skin color unchanged, aching pain without heat; pale tongue with white coating; deep thin or deep slow pulse.

With concurrent Qi deficiency or local ulceration: add Astragalus: 30. -- For those with relatively severe Yang deficiency and yin cold: add prepared aconite: 10.

For sores and ulcers with redness, swelling, heat, and pain belonging to Yang patterns, or Yin deficiency with heat, or yin flat abscess that has already ulcerated, this formula is not suitable for use.