Scallion (with roots, cut) 9 gm, Dried Kudzu (cut) 9 gm, Fresh Fermented Soybean 6 gm (wrapped in cotton fabric), Ginger (cut) 6 gm, Fresh Ophiopogon (de-cored) 9 gm, Dried Rehmannia 16 gm, Hundred Labors Water 800 ml (this water is scooped and poured).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

The above ingredients are decocted in water to 300 ml, remove the dregs, and administer in 2 warm doses. Take one dose approximately every hour (about the time it takes to walk 8-9 li). If sweating is desired, gradually increase the dosage.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Nourishing blood and releasing the external.

bubble_chart Indications

Hemorrhoidal blood deficiency, improper care, exposure to external pathogens; or after blood loss, followed by common cold, headache, body heat, slight chills without sweating.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Dried Rehmannia Root and Ophiopogon Tuber serve as the sovereign to nourish blood and enrich yin, providing the source of sweat. Pueraria and Fermented Soybean act to release the flesh and promote dispersion, while Fistular Onion Stalk and Fresh Ginger Rhizome unblock yang and release the exterior, collectively serving as minister medicinals. Boiled water assists the sovereign medicinals in enriching yin, acting as the adjuvant and messenger. When combined, these herbs work together to nourish blood, harmonize the nutritive qi, generate fluids, clear heat, release the flesh, effuse the exterior, and acridly disperse external pathogens.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

During medication, avoid consuming large-fruited elm.