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Decoction for Unblocking the Orifices and Invigorating Blood
醫林改錯湯劑
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Source
醫林改錯
Composition
Red peony root 1 qian; Ligusticum chuanxiong 1 qian; Peach kernel 3 qian; Safflower 3 qian; Musk 5 li wrapped in silk; old scallion, chopped, 3 stalks; fresh ginger, chopped, 3 qian; red dates, pitted, 7 pieces. Use half a jin of yellow wine; decoct the first seven ingredients until one cup; remove the dregs; put the musk into the wine and decoct again for two boils; take at bedtime. (Yi Lin Gai Cuo).
Preparation
Use 250 mL (half a jin) of yellow wine; decoct the first seven ingredients until 150 mL (one cup); remove the dregs; put the musk into the wine and decoct again for two boils; take at bedtime.
Form
湯劑
Function
Activate blood and unblock the orifices.
Traditional indications
Pattern of stasis obstructing the head and face. Headache, dizziness, or deafness and chronic deafness, hair loss, eye pain with redness of the white of the eye, a blue-purple complexion, or rosacea, or vitiligo; also women's liver-blood consumption, and pediatric malnutrition with emaciation, enlarged abdomen with visible blue veins, tidal fever, etc. It can be applied to diseases such as brain cancer and brain tumors.
Cautions
Use with caution in pregnant women.