Atractylodes (soaked in rice water overnight, cut, baked) 150 gm, Ligusticum (de-soiled), Angelica dahurica, Asarum (leaves and soil removed), Notopterygium (de-reeded), Chuanxiong, Licorice (roasted) each 30 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind into fine powder. Take 9 grams each time, add 150 ml of water, three slices of ginger, and 10 cm of scallion white, boil until reduced to 100 ml, administer while warm, at any time. For cold and nasal congestion, mix scallion with tea and administer.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Inducing sweating to release the exterior, transforming turbidity and dispelling filth.

bubble_chart Indications

External contraction of wind-cold dampness, headache and neck stiffness, fever with chills, body pain; and nasal congestion due to wind injury, heavy voice, cough, and dizziness.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

The prescription uses Atractylodes Rhizome to dispel filth with its aroma, dispel cold, dry dampness, and induce sweating to release the exterior as the sovereign; Chinese Lovage, Dahurian Angelica, and Asarum to release the exterior and dissipate cold, eliminate dampness to relieve pain as the ministers; Notopterygium and Sichuan Lovage Rhizome to expel wind and dredge collaterals, dredge collaterals and relieve pain as the assistants; Liquorice Root to harmonize the middle, and ginger and scallion to expel pathogens with their pungent warmth as the envoys. The combination of these herbs collectively achieves the effects of inducing sweating to release the exterior and transforming turbidity to dispel filth.