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rx
formula
Pueraria C.
chinese formulae

definition

• Pueraria C. = Ge Gen Tang = "Kudzu Decoction"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 51; Bensky and Barolet, p. 51; Yeung, p. 105.
signs and symptoms: Common cold, fever and chills without sweating, stiffness and spasm in the neck and shoulders, headache, general body aches, diarrhea.
tongue and pulse: Thin, white tongue coating, and floating, tight pulse.
indications: Wind-Cold. With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as headache, acute cervical myositis, shoulder stiffness, tendinitis or bursitis of the shoulder, the common cold, rhinitis, stuffy nose, lymphadenitis, influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, stomach flu, neuralgia, and mastitis.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 6 grams: pueraria (ge gen), ephedra (ma huang), cinnamon twig (gui zhi), white peony (bai shao yao).
» 3 grams: dry ginger (gan jiang), licorice (gan cao), jujube (da zao).
modifications:
» for urticaria, add cicada (chan tui).
» for severe facial pain, add pubescent angelica root (du huo)
» with headache, add notopterygium (qiang huo) and angelica (bai zhi).
» with Internal Heat, add scute (huang qin) and gypsum (shi gao).



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