Table 2 The ingredients, dosage, and actions of herbal medicines in bimin decoction (enough for seven doses)
Ingredient | Dosage (g) | Actions |
|---|---|---|
Saposhnikovia divaricata root (fangfeng) | 10 | Dispels wind-cold to prevent muscular interstices from invasion by exogenous pathogenic factors |
Astragalus root (huangqi) | 15 | Strengthens physiological defenses and reduces edema |
Atractylodes root (baizhu) | 10 | Consolidate the exterior of body and enhances immunologic function |
Cassia twig (guizhi) | 6 | Warms yang and dispels cold |
Radix paeoniae alba root (baishao) | 10 | Astringes acid to nourish the yin of the body |
Prunus mume fruit (wumei) | 6 | Astringes lung qi to consolidate the base of life |
Fructus chebulae fruit (hezi) | 6 | Astringes lung qi to consolidate the base of life |
Asarum heterotropoides root (xixin) | 3 | Eliminates wind to disperse cold and reduce edema |
Schisandra chinensis fruit (wuweizi) | 6 | Astringing lung qi to consolidate the base of life |
Herba ephedrae stem (mahuang) | 3 | Relieving exterior and eliminating wind to dispersing cold |
Licorice root (gancao) | 6 | Reconciling all the other herbals |