formula name | Malaria-Truncating Seven-Treasure Decoction |
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Dichroa (Radix Dichroae)
wine-fried Caoguo (Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai)
simmered Divide equally, decoct with one cup each of wine and water until cooked, cover with silk floss, expose overnight, and take warm in the morning facing east to expel pathogens from the exterior.
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To treat persistent malaria that does not stop, cus kou with a pulse that is wiry, slippery, floating, and large. It can treat both ghost malaria and food malaria.
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- The Jade Machine's Subtle Meaning states: The formula above is a warming and drying spleen medicine, used to treat spleen cold. It is also effective when the patient has a combination of yin and yang, stagnation of spleen qi, turbid fluids congealing into phlegm, and obstruction of the middle burner, leading to dryness-heat. It temporarily opens the blockage, allowing qi to flow and the illness to cease. However, if the middle qi is weak and there is stagnant fire internally, using dryness-heat will further deplete and weaken the body. Who will bear the blame for this?
- Yang Ren-zhai said: Malaria can be caused by water or blood. Water retention causes alternating chills and fever, while static blood exacerbates the chills and fever. Dichroa can expel water and stabilize the condition. In cases of hemorrhagic syndrome, Trogopterus Dung and Peach Kernel should be added as adjuvants, along with Fresh Ginger Rhizome and honey for decoction. Without blood-moving ingredients, how can one achieve complete success?
- The Life-Saving Collection states: Malaria that occurs at night is due to pathogenic qi penetrating deeply into the blood aspect, indicating evil in the yin channels. Peach Kernel should be added to the Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Decoction to disperse wind-cold in the blood.
- Note: Malaria that occurs during the day is related to qi, while malaria that occurs at night is related to blood.
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