Limb Spasms—Dou Shi Yu Xian Wine
Dou Shi Yu Xian Wine
[Drug Composition] Achyranthes Root (washed, finely cut), Gentiana (remove cracks), Platycodon (remove root), Saposhnikovia (remove root), Notopterygium (remove root, finely cut), Late Silkworm Excreta (washed, stir-fried), each two (three) liang; Arctium Root (remove coarse skin, finely cut) one jin; Lycium Fruit two sheng; Arctium Seed half sheng; Hemp Seed (washed) one sheng; Atractylodes (washed, remove coarse skin, steamed in porcelain) one sheng
[Function and Indications] Treat various wind diseases, including severe wind and partial wind, limb spasms, hemiplegia.
[Usage and Dosage] Take one cup warm on an empty stomach, three times daily.
[Preparation Method] Grind herbs into powder, soak in two dou of glutinous rice wine in a porcelain vessel, seal mouth. Open on seventh day.
[Precautions] Avoid damp noodles and fish for three months.
[Source] Song Dynasty · "San Yin Ji Yi Bing Zheng Fang Lun", Ming Dynasty · "Puji Fang"
[Addendum] Imperial Pharmacy's special prescription adds: Gastrodia half jin (washed), Citrus Aurantium two liang (cleaned), Angelica three liang, Rehmannia two liang. Soak together with previous herbs in wine, never let it run out. Maintain slight wine color on face. For severe cases, no more than one dou needed.