Prescriptions for Warming the Channels and Removing Cold
Wu Tou Tang (乌头汤)
Name
The Prescription of 乌头汤
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Ma Huang 9 g,Zhi Shao Yao 9 g,Huang Qi 9 g,Chuan Wu 6 g.Explanation
Chuan Wu: Dispelling wind-damp, warming meridians to alleviate pain.
Ma Huang: Being pungent and bitter in flavor and warm in nature, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to relieve asthma.
Huang Qi: Invigorating Qi and tonifying the spleen and stomach.
Shao Yao: Replenishing Yin-blood.
The Effect of 乌头汤
Effect
Invigorate qi, warm the meridians and disperse cold, eliminate dampness and relieve arthralgia.
Indications
Arthralgia syndrome due to cold-damp.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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