Aconite and Deer Antler Decoction

Aconite and Deer Antler Decoction,

Formulas Name : Aconite and Deer Antler Decoction

Chinese Name : 附子鹿角煎

Drug Formulation

Deer Antler (cut into 1-cun sections, split into 4 pieces), Aconite.

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.

Processing

Soak the deer antlers in river water for 7 days, then wash them thoroughly. For every jin of antlers, use half a jin of Eucommia bark (finely chopped). Place them together in a porcelain jar, cover with water, and simmer over alternating high and low heat for three days, adding water as needed. Once the antlers are soft, remove the Eucommia bark, dry the antlers in an oven, and grind them into a fine powder.

Instructions for Use

For each dose, take 4 liang of deer antler and 1 liang of Aconite (roasted, with skin and pith removed); grind them together into a powder. Use the gelatinous substance obtained from boiling the antlers to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Take 30–50 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine or salted water.

Aconite and Deer Antler Decoction,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 4.,

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