English Name: Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction

Source: Discussion of Cold Damage (c. 220)

Ingredients for 1 bulk herb vacuum sealed bag

Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) 24g

Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) 6g

Zhi Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma preparatum) 15g

Dang Shen (Codonopsis Radix) 18g

Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) 9g

Fu Ling (Poria) 9g

Long Gu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) [pre] 9g

Mu Li (Ostreae Concha) [pre] 9g

Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) [add] * 12g

Dai Zhe Shi (Haematitum) [pre] 2g

Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma recens) **

Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus) 12g

* Da Huang is in a separate bag, so that the practitioner can choose to either remove it from the process, cook it the full amount with the other herbs, or have the patient add it the last 5-10 minutes.

** Sheng Jiang is not included and should be added by the practitioner or patient before cooking. Sheng Jiang can be purchased at the local supermarket.

Suggested dose: 1 bag over 2-4 days. The above dosage is doubled from the original source.

The above formula has been slightly modified to suit modern clinical practice in the United States. Please send us an email if you have any questions about this.