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 Kudzu Decoction


Pin Yin: Ge Gen Tang

Category:   Release Exterior head-neck
Additional Categories:   Release Exterior Cold

Actions:
   Relieves Exterior Wind Cold, releases Muscles, generates Fluids, and relieves diarrhea;
  ---used for: (1) TaiYang-stage Exterior Cold with stiff and rigid neck and upper back; (2) diarrhea in conditions of simultaneous TaiYang Exterior Cold and YangMing-stage Channel (Exterior Cold still predominates and Interior Heat is mild).
   (See TaiYang-stage Exterior Cold; YangMing-stage Channel .)

Medicinals Dosages (Qian)
Puerariae, Rx [ge gen] 4
Ephedrae, Hb [ma huang] 3
Cinnamomi, Rml [gui zhi] 2
Paeoniae Lactiflorae, Rx [bai shao] 2
Zingiberis Recens, Rz [sheng jiang] 3
Zizyphi Jujubae, Fr [da zao] 1.5
Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao] 2

 


   Associated Modern Diseases: upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, stomach flu, acute cervical myositis, tendonitis or bursitis of the shoulder, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, and early-stage polio or encephalitis.
 
   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Cinnamon Twig Decoction [Gui ZhiTang]; Ephedra Decoction [Ma Huang Tang].

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