Life-Saving Sichuan Aconite Decoction

Life-Saving Sichuan Aconite Decoction,For common cold due to constitutional weakness; typhoid fever with headache and fever—whether milder by day and worse at night, or worse at noon, in the morning, in the evening, or throughout the day—characterized by sudden, severe fever; aversion to cold despite thirst; a deep and fine pulse; and qi deficiency.

Formulas Name : Life-Saving Sichuan Aconite Decoction

Chinese Name : 夺命川附汤

Drug Formulation

1 shuang of Sichuan Aconite (peeled, de-naveled, roasted, and sliced).

Source

From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 140.

Benefits

For common cold due to constitutional weakness; typhoid fever with headache and fever—whether milder by day and worse at night, or worse at noon, in the morning, in the evening, or throughout the day—characterized by sudden, severe fever; aversion to cold despite thirst; a deep and fine pulse; and qi deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Prepare one dose: use one bowl of water, add 13 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 7 parts, strain, and let the liquid cool to room temperature in the water. Leave it exposed overnight. At the fifth watch the next morning, take 1–2 sips while cold; rest afterward and observe whether there is heat in the abdomen. If no heat is present, take another dose. Repeat this process 2–3 times. The fever will subside on its own.

Life-Saving Sichuan Aconite Decoction,From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 140.,For common cold due to constitutional weakness; typhoid fever with headache and fever—whether milder by day and worse at night, or worse at noon, in the morning, in the evening, or throughout the day—characterized by sudden, severe fever; aversion to cold despite thirst; a deep and fine pulse; and qi deficiency.

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