續命湯

Name

1. 续命汤
2. Xu Ming Tang

The Prescription of 續命湯

Source

The book Jin Gui Yao Lue

Ingredients

• Ma Huang
• Gui Zhi
• Dang Gui
• Ren Shen
• Shi Gao
• Gan Jiang
• Gan Cao
• Chuan Xiong
• Xing Ren.

Explanation

Ma Huang and Gui Zhi: Dispersing wind-cold.

Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong: Tonifying blood and dredging collaterals.

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.

Xing Ren: Discending the lung-Qi, assisting Shi Gao in removing heat from the lung to relieve asthma.

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

The Effect of 續命湯

Effect

Expel wind, dredge collaterals, calm the adverse-rising energy, tonify blood, clear heat and nourish body fluid.

Indications

Hemiplegia, aphasia after apoplexy.

Administrations

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.