防己地黃湯

Source

The book Jin Gui Yao Lue

Ingredients

• Fang Ji 7.5 g,
• Gui Zhi 22.5 g,
• Fang Feng 22.5 g,
• Sheng Di Huang 1000 g.
• Gan Cao 7.5 g.

Explanation

Fang Ji: One of the principal drugs, being bitter and pungent in flavor and slightly cold in nature, expelling wind and removing dampness.

Fang Feng and Gui Zhi: Dispelling wind and releasing exterior syndrome.

Gan Cao: Reinforcing the spleen and regulating the stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

Sheng Di Huang: Nourishing yin, cooling blood and tonifying blood.

Effect

Nourish yin and cool blood, dispel wind and dredge collaterals.

Indications

Rheumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, hysteria, epilepsy.

Administration

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.