Aconite and White Atractylodes Decoction

Aconite and White Atractylodes Decoction,For typhoid fever with flaccid convulsions, cold and numb hands and feet, tight and stiff tendons and vessels, unceasing sweating, a stiff neck, and shaking of the head with a clenched jaw.

Formulas Name : Aconite and White Atractylodes Decoction

Chinese Name : 附子白术汤

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root (roasted and split, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang, White Atractylodes 1 liang, Ligusticum Root 3 fen, Angelica Pubescens (with root tip removed) half a liang, Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) half a liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 28.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame seeds or beans.

Benefits

For typhoid fever with flaccid convulsions, cold and numb hands and feet, tight and stiff tendons and vessels, unceasing sweating, a stiff neck, and shaking of the head with a clenched jaw.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water, half a fen of fresh ginger (crushed), and 2 jujubes (split open); decoct together until reduced to 7 fen; strain and take while warm, at any time.

Aconite and White Atractylodes Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 28.,For typhoid fever with flaccid convulsions, cold and numb hands and feet, tight and stiff tendons and vessels, unceasing sweating, a stiff neck, and shaking of the head with a clenched jaw.

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