E Jiao Jizihuang Tang

Name

Ass-hide Glue and Yolk Decoction

The Prescription of E Jiao Jizihuang Tang

Source

The book Tong Su Shang Han Lun

Ingredients

E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini) 6 g,Gou Teng (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis) 6 g,Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 9 g,Luo Shi Teng (Caulis Trachelospermi) 9 g.Shi Jue Ming (Concha Haliotidis) 15 g,Sheng Di (Radix Rehmanniae) 12 g,Mu Li (Concha Ostreae) 12 g,Fu Shen (Poria cum Ligno Hospite) 12 g,Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 1.8 g,Ji Zi Huang (egg yolk) 2 ones.

Explanation

E Jiao and Ji Zi Huang: Nourishing Yin-blood, calming wind and suppressing hyperactive Yang.

Sheng Di, Shao Yao and Gan Cao: Being sour and sweet to the taste, nourishing Yin, reinforcing the liver and calming wind.

Gou Teng, Shi Jue Ming and Mu Li: Calming the liver and suppressing the hyperactivity of Yang.

Fu Shen: Soothing the liver and calming the mind.

Luo Shi Teng: Relaxing the muscles and tendons and clearing away obstructions in the channels.

The Effect of E Jiao Jizihuang Tang

Effect

Nourishing Yin, blood and the liver to calm wind.

Indications

Wind-syndrome due to deficiency of Yin, marked by rigidity of the muscles and tendons, trembling of the hands and feet like the symptom caused by apoplexy, or dizziness, vertigo, deep-colored tongue with little coating, and thready rapid pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as neurosism, senile tremor and hypertension.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.