Name
Decoction Invigorating Yang for Recuperation
The Prescription of Buyang Huanwu Tang
Source
The book Yi Lin Gai Cuo
Ingredients
Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) 120 g,Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 6g,Chi Shao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra) 6g,Di Long (Lumbricus) 3g,Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) 3g,Hong Hua (Flos Carthami) 3g,Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) 3g.Explanation
Huang Qi: The principal drug in larger dose, invigorating primordial Qi to activate the circulation of blood.
Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Chi Shao, Tao Ren, Hong Hua and Di Long: Promoting the flow of blood through the channels.
The Effect of Buyang Huanwu Tang
Effect
Invigorating Qi, promoting the circulation of blood, removing obstruction in the channels.
Indications
Sequel of apoplexy, marked by hemiparalysis, distortion of the face, dysphasia, salivation due to paralytic lips, flaccidity of the lower limbs, frequent urination or enuresis, whitish tongue coating and slow pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as sequel of cerebrovascular accident and sequel of poliomyelitis.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.