xu ming tang

Prolong Life Decoction

About xu ming tang

Xu Ming Tang, Prolong Life Decoction, is Ma Huang, Gui Zhi, Ren Shen, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Xing Ren, Gan Jiang, Gan Cao and Shi Gao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that release Wind from the skin and channels.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
ma huang9 g
gui zhi9 g
ren shen9 g
dang gui9 g
chuan xiong4.5 g
xing ren9 g
gan jiang9 g
gan cao9 g
shi gao9 g

Actions and indications

Supports the upright Qi and nourishes Blood

  • External Wind entering the channels on a background of deficient Qi and Blood
  • Flaccid paralysis of one side of the body; stiffness so the trunk cannot turn
  • Numbness and pain of the muscles, general aches

Disperses Wind, dispels Wind-Damp and relaxes the muscles

  • Convulsions
  • Oedema

Clears Heat

  • Liver Wind stirring inside with Heat
  • Confusion, loss of speech, failure to recognise friends or to locate the pain
  • Flushed face, fever or low fever, cough and dry stools
  • Tongue normal with a thin yellow or greasy yellow coat; pulse slippery and rapid

Modern uses

  • Stroke (apoplexy)
  • Speech disturbance after stroke
  • Aphasia
  • Hemiplegia
  • Flaccid hemiplegia
  • Monoplegia
  • Paralysis
  • Facial palsy
  • Cerebromalacia
  • Hypertension
  • Neuralgia
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Convulsions
  • Arthritis
  • Oedema
  • Bronchitis

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Names

Pinyinxu ming tang
English NameProlong Life Decoction

Classification

Category
Release Wind from Skin and Channels
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