Cimicifuga and Kudzu Decoction (sheng ma ge gen tang)

Chief: Rhizoma Cimicifugae (sheng ma).

Deputy: Radix Puerariae (ge gen).

Assistant: Honey-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis (zhi gan cao), Radix Paeoniae Rubrae (chi shao)

Pattern: Externally-contracted heat collecting in the Lungs and Stomach

Indication: Early-stage measles or rashes that do not surface evenly, headache, generalized body aches, sneezing, coughing, red eyes, tearing, thirst, a red, dry tongue.

Contraindicated for rashes that surface evenly, as this may cause exterior deficiency. Also inappropriate in cases of measles toxin sinking internally with shortness of breath, rough breathing, coughing, and wheezing.

ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO