Da Qiang Huo Tang  大羌活汤
Major Notopterygium Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Ci Shi Nan Zhi ( “This Matter is Difficult to Know”), Wang Haogu (1308 CE)

* Some versions list Bupleurum Chai Hu and Peucedanum Qian Hu in place of Asarum Xi Xin and Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang.

Preparation:

Decoction

Function:

Clears Wind-Cold-Damp from the Surface, Clears Internal Heat, Nourish Yin and Fluids

Use:

Freezing chills and high fever, with severe body stiffness, dry mouth, heavy limbs, and extreme restlessness.
Hot, swollen, or intensely painful arthritic joints that worsen with weather changes, accompanied by internal inflammation.
1. Influenza, acute Respiratory Virus
2. Severe Colds
3. Acute Rheumatic distress (acute aggravation of Rheumatism / Arthritis)
4. Acute Painful Obstruction 9from Wind-Cold-Damp)
5. Rheumatoid Arthritis
6. Tai Yang-Yang Ming Merged Patterns: Treats combined presentation of external body stiffness (Taiyang channel) with thirst, sweating, and rapid pulse (Yang Ming internal heat)

Dose:

The above is to be taken over the course of a day.

Cautions:

1. Only used for Excess patterns (not for Deficiency)
2. Not used in Spontaneous Sweating, or if the patient is already Sweating
3. Only used short-term until the pathogen has been relieved.

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