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"Dieda Yangrong Tang" (Traumatism Nourishing Decoction) comes from Lin Rugao Zhenggu Jingyan (Lin Rugao's Orthopedic Experience). Its composition is: Danggui (Angelica sinensis Root) 6 g, Chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong Rhizome) 4 g, Sanqi (Panax notoginseng Root) 4 g, Huaishanyao (Dioscorea opposita Rhizome) 15 g, Shudihuang (processed…

Today is the first day of the lunar Year of the Snake. Here, I wish all readers, relatives and friends a Happy New Year and may all go well with you! I returned to my hometown three days ago. Lazy in the sunshine of the…

Hang Jiu Tang (sober-up decoction): Baizhu (Atractylodes macrocephala Rhizome) 3 g, Zexie (Alisma orientale Rhizome) 3 g, Gehua (Pueraria Flower) 3 g, Yumixu (Zea mays Stigma) 3 g. Brew as a tea with boiling water and drink; change when the flavor becomes weak. This formula…

In Yan Shi Xiao'er Fanglun (Mr. Yan's Pediatric Formulas) there is a formula called "Changpu Wan" (Acorus Pill). Its composition is: Shichangpu (Acorus tatarinowii Rhizome) and Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Root), each 2 qian (6 g); Renshen (Panax ginseng Root) 5 qian (15 g); Chishizhi (halloysite…

Qingnao Jiangya Pian is a modern Chinese patent medicine included in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. Its composition is: Huangqin (Scutellaria baicalensis Root) 100 g, Xiakucao (Prunella vulgaris Spike) 60 g, Huaihua (Sophora japonica Flower Bud) 60 g, Cishi (magnetite, calcined) 60…

Lao Kou Wan is a modern Chinese patent medicine preparation. Its composition is: Roudoukou (Myristica fragrans Aril) 120 g, Rougui (Cinnamomum cassia Bark) 180 g, Dingxiang (Syzygium aromaticum Flower Bud) 60 g, Danggui (Angelica sinensis Root), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), and Chenpi (Citrus reticulata Peel), each…

In Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) there is a formula called "Qianli Liushui Tang" (Thousand-Li Flowing-Stream Decoction). Its composition is: Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) and Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber), each 3 qian (9 g); Fuling (Poria) 4 qian (12 g); Suanzaoren (Ziziphus jujuba Seed)…

Sangwu Wan (Sangwu Pills) is recorded in Jingyan Guangji (Collected Proven Experiences). Its composition is as follows: Heshouwu (Polygonum multiflorum Root) 500 g (cooked together with Yeloudou [wild black soybean] 250 g, then sun-dried), Sangye (Morus alba Leaf) 1 kg (thoroughly moistened with aged rice…

In Prescriptions for Relief (Puji Fang) there is a formula for enuresis, "Fanshi San," quoted from Yu Jushi Xuan Qi Fang. The composition is simple—only two herbs: Fanming (alum, Alumen) and Muli (Ostreae Concha), in equal parts. Grind the above together into powder; each time…

In the Ming-dynasty physician Zhang Jingyue's Complete Writings with Jingyue (Jingyue Quanshu) there is a formula called "Lianqiao Guiwei Jian". Its composition is: Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus) 7-8 qian (21-24 g), Dangguiwei (Angelicae Sinensis Radix tail) 3 qian (9 g), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) 1 qian (3…