風引湯

The Prescription of 風引湯

Source

The book Jin Gui Yao Lue

Ingredients

• Da Huang 56 g,
• Gan Jiang 56 g,
• Long Gu 56 g,
• Gui Zhi 42 g,
• Gan Cao 28 g,
• Mu Li 28 g,
• Han Shui Shi 84 g,
• Hua Shi 84 g,
• Chi Shi Zhi 84 g,
• Bai Shi Zhi 84 g,
• Zi Shi Ying 84 g,
• Shi Gao 84 g.

Explanation

Shi Gao: Being pungent and sweet in flavor and very cold in nature, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to clear away the lung-heat and preventing the other drugs warm in nature from producing heat.

Da Huang: Purging heat.

Gan Jiang and Gan Cao: Replenishing qi, warm the spleen and stomach.

Long Gu and Mu Li: Relieving convulsion and inducing tranquilization.

Gui Zhi: Expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin by means of diaphoresis, warming the channels to dispel pathogenic cold.

Zi Shi Ying: Inducing tranquilization, relieving palpitation, warming the uterus and directing the qi downward.

Han Shui Shi: Clearing heat and reducing pathogenic fire, resolving swelling.

Bai Shi Zhi and Chi Shi Zhi: Astringing the intestines to stop bleeding.

Hua Shi: Inducing diuresis and clearing heat and summer-heat.

The Effect of 風引湯

Effect

Clear heat and extinguish wind, relieve convulsion and induce tranquilization.

Indications

Epilepsy and paralysis.

Administrations

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 6~9 g of the powder is decocted in water for oral dose to be taken.