烏頭湯

Name

1. 乌头汤
2. Wutou Tang

The Prescription of 烏頭湯

Source

The book Jin Gui Yao Lue

Ingredients

• Ma Huang 9 g,
• Zhi Shao Yao 9 g,
• Huang Qi 9 g,
• Chuan Wu 6 g.

Explanation

Chuan Wu: Dispelling wind-damp, warming meridians to alleviate pain.

Ma Huang: Being pungent and bitter in flavor and warm in nature, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to relieve asthma.

Huang Qi: Invigorating Qi and tonifying the spleen and stomach.

Shao Yao: Replenishing Yin-blood.

The Effect of 烏頭湯

Effect

Invigorate qi, warm the meridians and disperse cold, eliminate dampness and relieve arthralgia.

Indications

Arthralgia syndrome due to cold-damp.

Administrations

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken.