Dr. Pu Fuzhou had an empirical formula for rapid pain relief called 'Sansheng Qutong Fang' (Three-Raw Pain-Dispelling Formula). It consists of equal parts raw Wutou (Aconiti Radix; Caowu/Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix may also be used), raw Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma) and raw Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma). Preparation: grind…
Continue reading...Cervical scrofula (lymph node tuberculosis) belongs to "luoli" in TCM external medicine. The venerable physician Pu Fuzhou considered this a disease of the liver and gallbladder channels, to be treated as qi depression combined with phlegm-fire. He used Xiaoyao San (Bupleurum, Angelica, Chuanxiong, White Peony,…
Continue reading...Old Physician Pu Fuzhou, from the passage on Guizhi Tang in the Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)—"cover warmly for about one period, until the whole body is gently, slightly sweating; it is best not to let sweat pour like water, or the disease will…
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