Aconite and Major Angelica Decoction，*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.，For men and women suffering from constitutional weakness complicated by stroke, hemiplegia, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, deviation of the mouth and eyes, dragging of the hands and feet, contraction of the meridians, weakness in the feet and knees, extreme coldness in the limbs, muscle numbness, cold pain in the bones, and difficulty walking;as well as cases where wind and dampness combine, causing joint aches and pains, spontaneous sweating and aversion to wind, stiffness in the neck, and swelling of the face and eyes; it also treats the “Eight Winds” and the “Five Bi” syndromes, chronic headaches that flare up during overcast or rainy weather—manifesting as headaches, a stiff neck, tight tendons, dizziness, aversion to cold, vomiting, loss of appetite, and unquenchable thirst; and all conditions involving wind pathogens and deficiency-related weakness.
Aconite and Major Angelica Decoction
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Formulas Name : Aconite and Major Angelica Decoction
Chinese Name : 附子大独活汤
Drug Formulation
9 liang of white ginger, 9 liang of ginseng, 9 liang of cassia bark, 9 liang of dried kudzu root, 9 liang of northern peony root, 9 liang of angelica root, 16 liang of Sichuan duhuo, 9 pieces of large aconite root, 12 liang of fangfeng, and 12 liang of licorice.
Source
*Collected Effective Prescriptions of the Zhu Family*, Volume 1.
Benefits
For men and women suffering from constitutional weakness complicated by stroke, hemiplegia, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, deviation of the mouth and eyes, dragging of the hands and feet, contraction of the meridians, weakness in the feet and knees, extreme coldness in the limbs, muscle numbness, cold pain in the bones, and difficulty walking;as well as cases where wind and dampness combine, causing joint aches and pains, spontaneous sweating and aversion to wind, stiffness in the neck, and swelling of the face and eyes; it also treats the “Eight Winds” and the “Five Bi” syndromes, chronic headaches that flare up during overcast or rainy weather—manifesting as headaches, a stiff neck, tight tendons, dizziness, aversion to cold, vomiting, loss of appetite, and unquenchable thirst; and all conditions involving wind pathogens and deficiency-related weakness.
Instructions for Use
Crush the ingredients. Take 3 qian per dose; boil with two zhan of water until reduced to one zhan; strain and drink while warm, at any time of day; the results are miraculous. For stroke patients, no more than 10 doses of this medicine will yield immediate and remarkable results.
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Aconite and Major Angelica Decoction,For men and women suffering from constitutional weakness complicated by stroke, hemiplegia, left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, deviation of the mouth and eyes, dragging of the hands and feet, contraction of the meridians, weakness in the feet and knees, extreme coldness in the limbs, muscle numbness, cold pain in the bones, and difficulty walking;as well as cases where wind and dampness combine, causing joint aches and pains, spontaneous sweating and aversion to wind, stiffness in the neck, and swelling of the face and eyes; it also treats the “Eight Winds” and the “Five Bi” syndromes, chronic headaches that flare up during overcast or rainy weather—manifesting as headaches, a stiff neck, tight tendons, dizziness, aversion to cold, vomiting, loss of appetite, and unquenchable thirst; and all conditions involving wind pathogens and deficiency-related weakness.