Effect
Relieve exterior syndrome, direct qi downward and relieve asthma and orthopnoea.
Ingredients
Ramulus Cinnamomi (Guizhi) 9 g,
Shao Yao 9 g,
Rhizoma Zingiberis (Shengjiang) 9 g,
Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,
Fructus Jujubae (Dazao) 3 dates,
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (Houpo) 6 g,
Semen Armeniacae Amarum (Xingren) 6 g.
Explanation
Gui Zhi: Expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin by means of diaphoresis, warming the channels to expel pathogenic cold.
Bai Shao: Nourishing the liver to relieve pain.
Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest vomiting.
Xing Ren: Promoting the flow of the lung-Qi.
Hou Po: Inducing Qi to flow downward and relieving distention.
Da Zao: Invigorating the spleen-Qi, relieving the liver depression.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Administration
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.