Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang (Nine-Herb Decoction with Notopterygium)

Nine-Herb Decoction with Notopterygium

attrib. Zhang Yuan-Su, recorded 1308

• Qiang Huo – chief; Fang Feng, Cang Zhu (dispel wind-damp)
• Xi Xin, Chuan Xiong, Bai Zhi (disperse/relieve pain); Huang Qin, Sheng Di (clear interior heat); Gan Cao

• Releases exterior wind-cold-damp
• Clears interior heat

Exterior wind-cold-damp with interior heat: chills and fever without sweating, headache, a stiff aching body, and a bitter taste or thirst.

Tongue: thin white or slightly yellow coat. Pulse: floating.

Adjust the warming and cooling herbs to the balance of cold-damp and heat.

Drying; use with caution in yin deficiency.