Pepper, Aconite, and White Ginger Decoction

Pepper, Aconite, and White Ginger Decoction,Cold and dampness in the Foot Taiyin meridian; white and slippery tongue coating, turning gray in severe cases; slow pulse; loss of appetite; insomnia; constipation; accumulation of turbid yin; abdominal pain due to injury to yang; in severe cases, cold extremities.

Formulas Name : Pepper, Aconite, and White Ginger Decoction

Chinese Name : 椒附白通汤

Drug Formulation

Raw Aconite Root (roasted until black) 3 qian, Sichuan Pepper (roasted until black) 2 qian, Dried Ginger (mild) 2 qian, white parts of 3 scallions, half a shot glass of pig bile juice (strained and added after cooking).

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.

Benefits

Cold and dampness in the Foot Taiyin meridian; white and slippery tongue coating, turning gray in severe cases; slow pulse; loss of appetite; insomnia; constipation; accumulation of turbid yin; abdominal pain due to injury to yang; in severe cases, cold extremities.

Instructions for Use

Add 5 cups of water and boil down to 2 cups; divide into 2 doses and take while cool.

Pepper, Aconite, and White Ginger Decoction,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.,Cold and dampness in the Foot Taiyin meridian; white and slippery tongue coating, turning gray in severe cases; slow pulse; loss of appetite; insomnia; constipation; accumulation of turbid yin; abdominal pain due to injury to yang; in severe cases, cold extremities.

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