Licorice and Aconite Decoction

Licorice and Aconite Decoction,For cases where wind and dampness combine, causing joint pain and restlessness; pulling pain that prevents flexion or extension; pain that intensifies upon contact; sweating and shortness of breath; difficulty urinating; aversion to wind and reluctance to remove clothing; or slight swelling of the body; or for wind-deficiency with heaviness in the head and dizziness, accompanied by extreme suffering and loss of appetite.

Formulas Name : Licorice and Aconite Decoction

Chinese Name : 甘草附子汤

Drug Formulation

2 liang of licorice (roasted), 2 pieces of aconite root (processed, peeled, and split), 2 liang of white atractylodes, and 4 liang of cinnamon twig (peeled).

Source

*Treatise on Cold Damage*.

Benefits

For cases where wind and dampness combine, causing joint pain and restlessness; pulling pain that prevents flexion or extension; pain that intensifies upon contact; sweating and shortness of breath; difficulty urinating; aversion to wind and reluctance to remove clothing; or slight swelling of the body; or for wind-deficiency with heaviness in the head and dizziness, accompanied by extreme suffering and loss of appetite.

Instructions for Use

Boil 6 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng; strain out the residue; take 1 sheng while warm, three times daily. Upon the first dose, relief is achieved with even a small amount of the decoction; appetite returns and sweating ceases. If restlessness recurs, take 5 he; if 1 sheng seems too much, 6–7 he is ideal.

Note

Avoid seaweed, Chinese cabbage, pork, raw green onions, peaches, plums, and sparrow meat.

Licorice and Aconite Decoction,*Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For cases where wind and dampness combine, causing joint pain and restlessness; pulling pain that prevents flexion or extension; pain that intensifies upon contact; sweating and shortness of breath; difficulty urinating; aversion to wind and reluctance to remove clothing; or slight swelling of the body; or for wind-deficiency with heaviness in the head and dizziness, accompanied by extreme suffering and loss of appetite.

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