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 Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness


Pin Yin: Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang

Category:   Dispel Wind Dampness
Additional Categories:   Release Exterior head-neck

Actions:
   Expels Wind Dampness from the Channels, especially head, neck, and back;
  ---used for Wind-Dampness or Cold Wind-Dampness affecting the Muscles at the TaiYang stage, with headache, stiff or painful neck and back, and sensationm of heaviness.
   (See Exterior Dampness ; Exterior Wind ; Exterior Cold .)

Medicinals Dosages (Qian)
Notopterygii, Rz et Rx [qiang huo] 3
Duhuo, Rx [du huo] 3
Ligustici, Rz et Rx [gao ben] 1.5
Ledebouriellae, Rx (= Sileris, Rx) [fang feng] 1.5
Ligustici Wallichi, Rx [chuan xiong] 1.5
Viticis, Fr [man jing zi] 0.9
Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao] 1.5

 


   Associated Modern Diseases: upper respiratory tract infection, rheumatic fever, muscular headache.
   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Nine-Herb Decoction with Notopterygium [Jiu Wei QiangHuo Tang].

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