Qiang+Huo+Sheng+Shi+Tang+(Notopterygium+Decoction+to+Overcome+Dampness)

Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang (Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness)
T: white coat P: floating
 * Category:** Treat Wind [wind+dampness in exterior; overall body pain]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water. Herbs generally washed in wine and taken warm to induce slight sweat.
 * Function:** Expels wind and overcomes damp.
 * Indications:** Heavy and painful head, a generalized sensation of heaviness, back or generalized pain, difficulty in rotating or bending the trunk, mild fever, chills
 * Clinical Applications:** Upper respiratory tract infection, rheumatic fever, and muscular headache
 * Contraindications:** Yin deficiency

**Ingredients:**
Qiang Huo (Notopterygium root) 3g Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica root) 3g Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae root) 1.5g Gao Ben (Ligusticum rhizome and root) 1.5g Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum root) 1.5g Man Jing Zi (Vitex seed) 0.9g Gan Cao (Licorice root) 1.5g

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// -Expels wind-dampness, stops pain
 * Qiang Huo, Du Huo:** pungent, bitter and warm

//Deputy://
 * Gao Ben, Fang Feng:** expels wind and dampness, stops headache

//Assistant://
 * Chuan Xiong:** stops headache, moves blood
 * Man Jing Zi:** stops headache

//Envoy://
 * Zhi Gan Cao:** harmonizes other herbs

**Modifications:**
Hot painful joints: + Cang Zhu, Huang Bai, Guang Fang Ji, Yi Yi Ren Severe cases: + Zhi Fu Zi if deeper into the Shaoyang layer use Xiao Chai Hu Tang