HERB FORMULAS
| English: | Master Shen’s Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness |
| Also Known As: | Master Shen’s Decoction of Notopterygii for Expelling Dampness |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
| Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii | Qiang Huo | 2-10g | Releases the Exterior, disperses Cold, expels Wind-Damp from the upper Tai Yang, unblocks Painful Obstruction, alleviates pain and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and DU channels. With Du Huo, for systemic Wind-Dampness. With Chuan Xiong, for headache and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction. With Fang Feng, for pain due to External Wind-Dampness. With Fang Feng, Gao Ben and Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Damp headache. |
| Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Fang Feng | 1.5-6g | Releases the exterior, expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, stops pain, expels Internal Wind, stops spasms, Moves Qi, tonifies the Spleen and treats gout. |
| Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | 10g | Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, expels Wind-Dampness, clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao and releases the Exterior. With Huang Bai, for pain, swelling and weakness of the lower extremities or skin lesions due to Wind-Dampness. |
| Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | 10g | Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and relieves toxicity. |
| Polyporus | Zhu Ling | 10g | Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and dispels Heat. With Ze Xie, drains Damp, unblocks and drains urinary pathways and drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder. |
| Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | 10g | Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and clears Damp-Heat. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 1-3g | Tonifies Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. |
- Dispels Wind
- Eliminates Dampness
- Clears Heat
- Relieves the Exterior
- Alleviates pain
- General pain due to Damp-Heat
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