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Saposhnikovia Sagely Unblocking Powder

醫方集解湯劑
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Source
醫方集解
Composition
Fangfeng, Lianqiao, Jingjie, Mahuang, Bohe, Chuanxiong, Danggui, Baishao, Baizhu, Shanzhi, Dahuang, and Mangxiao, 5 qian each; Huangqin, Shigao, and Jiegeng, 1 liang each; Gancao, 2 liang; Huashi, 3 liang. Grind into powder. Take 2 qian each time with one large cup of water, add three slices of fresh ginger and a little scallion white; decoct until reduced to six parts; take warm. (Xuanming Lun Fang)
Preparation
Decoct in water and take warm after meals.
Form
湯劑
Function
Release the exterior and unblock the interior, disperse wind and Clear heat.
Traditional indications
1. Pattern of exuberant wind-heat with both exterior and interior excess. Aversion to cold and fever, sore throat, bitter and dry mouth, absence of sweating and vexation, scanty dark urine, constipation, yellow greasy tongue coating, surging rapid pulse. 2. Also treats sores and ulcers, swelling and toxin, intestinal wind, and hemorrhoids/fistula.
Cautions
Use with caution in pregnant women, those with poor constitution, and those with little food intake and loose stools. If this formula needs to be taken for a relatively long time, the dosage should be reduced by half.