Spontaneous Sweating ⁽⁵⁾

Qingre Gubiao Decoction (Heat-Clearing and Exterior-Securing Decoction) is an empirical formula of the modern TCM physician Wang Jiru, from his work Wenbing Chuyan. It is composed as follows: Sheng Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, raw) 30 g, Digupi (Cortex Lycii) 12 g, Fuxiaomai (Fructus Tritici Levis) 30…

The Huoren Xintong contains a formula called "Lianhan Pills" (Sweat-Constricting Pills), composed as follows: Huangqi (Radix Astragali) 1 liang (30 g), Duan Muli (calcined Concha Ostreae) powder 1 liang (30 g), Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi) 5 qian (15 g), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) 1 liang (30 g,…

In "Wenbing Chuyan" (Brief Remarks on Warm Diseases) there is a formula called "Qingre Gubiao Tang" (Heat-Clearing and Exterior-Securing Decoction), composed of: Sheng Shigao (raw gypsum) 1 liang (30g), Digupi (wolfberry root bark) 4 qian (12g), Fuxiaomai (light wheat) 1 liang (30g), Nuodaogen (glutinous rice…

"Shibiao San" (Exterior-Solidating Powder) comes from the Yilue Liushu (Six Books on Medical Outlines). The formula consists of prepared aconite (Fuzi, stir-fried) 1 liang 5 qian (45 g), dong quai (Danggui) 3 liang (90 g), schisandra berry (Wuweizi) 1 liang 5 qian (45 g), and…

Qi Fu Tang (Astragalus-Aconite Decoction) comes from Wei's Family-Secret Formulas (Wei Shi Jia Cang Fang). It consists of Fuzi (processed aconite) 2 qian (6 g, fired, peel removed) and Huangqi (astragalus) 1 qian (3 g, honey-fried or processed with brine). Grind the aconite and astragalus…