Fangfeng 18 gm, Zhenliao Ginseng 12 gm (simmer separately and take together. If unavailable, wild Taishan Ginseng 21 gm can be used as a substitute. Korean ginseng is not suitable for use), Qing Banxia 9 gm, Sheng Shigao 24 gm, Jiangcan 6 gm, Shishuang Bing 15 gm (administer by mixing with liquid), Shexiang 0.3 gm (take with medicinal liquid).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

decocted in water for administration .

bubble_chart Efficacy

Expelling wind and dredging collaterals, clearing heat and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

The five viscera are greatly deficient, or the innate endowment is inherently weak, and wind invades from the meridians and collaterals, zang-fu organs each lose their functions, leading to the occurrence of apoplexy, or sudden fainting, or difficulty in speech, or difficulty in urination and defecation, or unconsciousness of urination and defecation, or accompanied by limb paralysis and hemiplegia.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

The formula heavily uses Saposhnikovia Root to guide musk deep into the zang-fu organs to search for wind; Ginseng is used for the powerful tonification of primordial qi, supporting the righteous to expel the evil; Gypsum, with its heavy substance and light qi, is used to clear heat; Stiff Silkworm is adept at guiding wind-dispelling medicine to the site of disease, serving as a guide; Pinellia and persimmon frost are used to clear phlegm and transform saliva. Together, these herbs work in concert to achieve the effects of expelling wind and dredging collaterals, clearing heat and resolving phlegm.