Ephedra 3.5 gm, Astragalus 1.5 gm, Scutellaria 2.2 gm, Angelica pubescens 3 gm, Asarum 1.5 gm

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

The above 5 ingredients, finely chewed. Boil with 500 ml of water until reduced to 200 ml, divide into two doses. One dose induces mild sweating.

bubble_chart Indications

Apoplexy, spasms in the hands and feet, pain in the joints of the body, feverishness and mental confusion, aversion to cold, and no desire to eat or drink for days.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

For heart heat, add 1.5 grams of Rhubarb Rhizoma; for fullness and distension, add 1 gram of Immature Orange Fruit; for qi counterflow, add 2.2 grams of Ginseng; for palpitations, add 2.2 grams of oyster shell; for thirst, add 2.2 grams of Trichosanthis Fruit; if there is pre-existing cold, add 2 grams of Aconite Lateral Root.