Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

(Coix Decoction)

Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis lachryma jobi 6 g

Cang Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis lanceae 6 g

Qiang Huo Radix et Rhizoma Notopterygii 3 g

Du Huo Radix Angelicae pubescentis 6 g

Fang Feng Radix Ledebouriellae sesloidis 6 g

Wu Tou Radix Aconiti carmichaeli 1.5 g

Ma Huang Herba Ephedrae 3 g

Gui Zhi Ramulus Cinnamomi cassiae 3 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 6 g

Chuan Xiong Rhizoma Ligustici wallichii 3 g

Sheng Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis recens 3 slices

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g

Explanation

• Yi Yi Ren and Cang Zhu drain Dampness.


• Qiang Huo, Du Huo and Fang Feng expel Wind and Dampness.


• Wu Tou, Ma Huang and Gui Zhi warm the channels and scatter Cold.


• Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong nourish and move Blood.


• Sheng Jiang and Gan Cao harmonize.

Variations

• If there is pronounced swelling of the joints, one may add one of the following herbs: Bi
  Xie Rhizoma Dioscoreae hypoglaucae, Mu Tong Caulis Akebiae or Jiang Huang
  Rhizoma Curcumae longae.


• If there is pronounced numbness, add Hai Tong Pi Cortex Erythrinae variegatae or Xi
  Xian Cao Herba Siegesbeckiae orientalis.

Chuan Bi Tang
(Eliminating Painful Obstruction Syndrome Decoction)

Qiang Huo Radix et Rhizoma Notopterygii 6 g

Du Huo Radix Angelicae pubescentis 6 g