【Source】

《Qian Jin Fang》 (Thousand Ducat Formulas)

 【Ingredients】

Ma Huang (Ephedra), Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Xing Ren (Apricot Kernel), Bai Shao (White Peony Root), Chuan Xiong (Szechuan Lovage Root), Fang Feng (Ledebouriella Root), Ren Shen (Ginseng), Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root), Fang Ji (Stephania Root), Pao Fu Zi (Processed Aconite Root), Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger), Da Zao (Jujube Date)
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 【Category】

<Blood Tonifying>: Shao Yao (Peony Root)

<Spleen and Middle-Jiao Tonifying>: Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Da Zao (Jujube Date)

<Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness>: Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root)

<Qi Tonifying>: Ren Shen (Ginseng)

<Releasing Exterior with Acrid and Warm Herbs>: Ma Huang (Ephedra), Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger), Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig), Fang Feng (Ledebouriella Root)

<Warming the Interior>: Fu Zi (Aconite Root)

<Promoting Blood Circulation and Removing Blood Stasis>: Chuan Xiong (Szechuan Lovage Root)

<Expelling Wind-Dampness>: Fang Ji (Stephania Root)

<Relieving Cough and Asthma>: Xing Ren (Apricot Kernel)

【Functions】

Supports the body’s Qi, expels wind, warms the channels, and unblocks Yang.

 【Indications】

Stroke, loss of consciousness, hemiplegia, muscle spasms and contractures, deviation of the mouth and eyes, stiff tongue and inability to speak, numbness, dizziness, and mental confusion.

 【Suitable for】

Cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension, neuralgia, hemiplegia, facial nerve paralysis, arthritis, migraine.

 【Mnemonic】

<a href='https://whatsintcm.com/dt_articles/Ma Huang湯/’>Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) + Today we use prepared ginger and jujube to protect Ms. Chuan (Qin, Ren, Pao Jiang, Zao, Fang, Chuan, Shao).

 【Modifications】

For flaccid spasms with spontaneous sweating, remove Ma Huang (Ephedra); in summer or when the disease has heat, remove Fu Zi (Aconite Root) and reduce Gui Zhi by half; in winter and early spring, remove Huang Qin (Scutellaria Root). For disorientation, add Fu Shen (Poria with Wood Root) and Yuan Zhi (Polygala Root); if bone and joint pain are present and there is underlying heat, remove Fu Zi (Aconite Root) and double the amount of Shao Yao (Peony Root).