Introduction
Ligusticum Sinense (Ligusticum Sinense Oliv.) GaoBen
Chuanxiong Rhizome (Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong) ChuanXiong
Dahurian Angelica Root (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae) BaiZhi
Evodia Fruit (Fructus Evodiae) WuZhuYu
Bupleurum Root (Radix Bupleuri) ChaiHu
Wild Genger (Herba Asari) Xixin
Atractylodes Rhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis) CangZhu
Notopterygium Root (Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii) JiangHuo
Ledebouriella Root (Radix Ledebouriellae) FangFeng
- Headache and pantalgia caused by exterior syndromes due to exopathogens:
- Wind-cold: with schizonepeta.
- Wind-heat: with peppermint, forsythia fruit, and etc.
- Wind-damp: with notopterygium root.
- For German measles, pruritus and other skin troubles: with schizonepeta, tribulus fruit and etc.
- Arthralgia of wind-cold-dampness with symptoms of joint pain and spasm of muscles: with notopterygium root and Chinese angelica root, as in Decoction For Treating Rheumatic or Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Tetanus with symptoms of opisthotonus, trismus, spasm and convulsion: as in Powder with Marvelous Effect.
Ledebouriella Root (Radix Ledebouriellae)
Property, Flavour: Warm, pungent and sweet.
Channel Tropism: Acting on urinary bladder,
liver and spleen channels.
Effects: Relieving exterior syndromes by
expelling pathogenic wind, removing dampness to relieve pain, and expelling
endogenous wind to relieve spasm.
Indications:
Dosage: 3-10g, decocted in water for oral doses.
Precautions: For patients with endopathic
wind due to blood deficiency and exuberance of fire due to deficiency of
yin, the drug should be administered cautiously.