formula name | Major Gentian Decoction |
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Dispelling wind and clearing heat, harmonizing qi and blood, nourishing blood and strengthening tendons.
Wind evil initially affects the meridians and collaterals, resulting in the inability to move the hands and feet voluntarily, a stiff tongue that cannot speak, and scattered manifestations of wind evil that are not confined to a single meridian.
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In the formula, Gentian can dispel wind and unblock the meridians; Notopterygium, Saposhnikovia Root disperse wind evils in the taiyang; Dahurian Angelica disperses wind evils in the yangming; Asarum, Pubescent Angelica search for wind evils in the shaoyin; the four substances, tonifying blood, activating blood, nourishing blood; Atractylodes, Poria, and Licorice tonify qi and strengthen the spleen; Skullcap Root, Gypsum, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root cool blood and clear heat; the combination of these herbs forms a formula that dispels wind, clears heat, and harmonizes qi and blood. It is suitable for anemia-induced sensory and motor nerve paralysis, as well as symptoms of wilting impediment in the limbs and difficulty in speech caused by sequelae of wind stroke.
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This formula has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, anticoagulant, blood circulation improvement, and hypotensive effects. It is used for nerve paralysis, upper and lower limb neuralgia, sequelae of stroke, hemiplegia, speech impediment, and facial nerve paralysis.
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