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Source: Tōng Sú Shāng Hán Lún 通俗伤寒论

Ingredients:

• ē jiāo (阿胶 Asini Corii Colla, ass hide glue) (melted and drenched) 6g
• Shēng bái sháo (生白芍 Paeoniae Radix Alba Cruda, raw white peony [root]) 10g
• Shēng dì huáng (生地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata seu Recens, dried/fresh rehmannia [root]) 12g
• Jī zǐ huáng (鸡子黄 Galli Vitellus, egg yolk) 2 pieces
• Shí jué míng (石决明 Haliotidis Concha, abalone shell) 15g
• Shēng mǔ lì (生牡蛎 Ostreae Concha Cruda, crude oyster shell) 12g
• Gōu téng (钩藤 Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis, uncaria [stem and thorn]) 6g
• Luò shí téng (络石藤 Trachelospermi Caulis, star jasmine stem) 10g
• Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 12g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried)

Action: Nourishes the blood and enriches yīn; emolliates the liver and extinguishes wind.

Indication: Blood vacuity stirring wind after yīn-blood has been damaged by persistent evil heat. Signs: hypertonicity of the sinews, vermicular movement of the fingers, and sometimes dizziness. Tongue: Crimson with scant fur. Pulse: Fine and rapid.

Category: Wind-relieving formulas / Internal wind formulas

Method: Decoct all agents except the ass hide glue and egg yolk with water. Melt the ass hide glue in the strained decoction, and then stir in the egg yolk.

Rationale: This formula primarily enriches yīn and nourishes the blood, and secondarily emolliates the liver and extinguishes wind. The sovereign agents are ē jiāo and egg yolk, which enrich yīn and nourish the blood. The ministers are Shēng dì huáng, Bái sháo, and Gān cǎo, which are sweet and sour yīn-forming agents that emolliate the liver and extinguish wind. Shí jué míng, Mǔ lì, and Fú líng, the assistants, calm the liver and subdue yáng, extinguish wind and resolve tetany. Star jasmine stem, the courier, soothes the sinews and frees the network vessels.

Similar: Dà dìng fēng zhū (大定风珠 Major Wind-Stabilizing Pill)

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