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Source: Shòu Shì Bǎo Yuán 寿世保元

Ingredients

• Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 4.5g
• Huáng qín (黄芩 Scutellariae Radix, scutellaria [root]) 4.5g
• Qiāng huó (羌活 Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, notopterygium [root]) 3g
• Dú huó (独活 Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, pubescent angelica) 3g
• Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia) 3g
• Cāng zhú (苍朮 Atractylodis Rhizoma, atractylodes [rhizome]) 3g
• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 3g
• Chuān xiōng (川芎 Chuanxiong Rhizoma, chuanxiong [rhizome]) 3g
• Bái zhǐ (白芷 Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Dahurian angelica) 3g
• Màn jīng zǐ (蔓荆子 Viticis Fructus, vitex [fruit]) 1.5g
• Jú huā (菊花 Chrysanthemi Flos, chrysanthemum [flower]) 1.5g
• Xì xīn (细辛 Asari Rhizoma et Radix, asarum) 1.5g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 0.9g
• Gān jiāng (干姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma, dried ginger) 0.6g

Indications: Trigeminal neuralgia; headache.

Method: Decoct with water.

Variations: For headache on the right side, add Huáng qí (黄芪 Astragali Radix, astragalus [root]) 12 gr and Gé gēn (葛根 Puerariae Radix, pueraria [root]) 3g. For headache on the left side, add Hóng huā (红花 Carthami Flos, carthamus [flower]) 1.5 gr, Chái hú (柴胡 Bupleuri Radix, bupleurum [root]) 3 gr, Lóng dǎn (龙胆 Gentianae Radix, gentian [root]) 1.5 gr, and Shēng dì huáng (生地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata seu Recens, dried/fresh rehmannia [root]) 3g. For frontal and supraorbital headache, add Tiān má (天麻 Gastrodiae Rhizoma, gastrodia [root]) 1.5 gr, Bàn xià (半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma, pinellia [rhizome]) 3 gr, Shān zhā (山楂 Crataegi Fructus, crataegus [fruit]) 3 gr, Zhǐ shí (枳实 Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, unripe bitter orange) 1.5g. For vertex headache, Gǎo běn (藁本 Ligustici Rhizoma, Chinese lovage [root]) 3 gr and Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb) 1.5g.

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