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Aconite Ascending-Descending Decoction

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Aconite Ascending-Descending Decoction,For cough due to cold phlegm.

Formulas Name : Aconite Ascending-Descending Decoction

Chinese Name : 附子升降汤

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root (raw, with skin and pith removed) 1.5 liang, Tiannanxing (washed in boiling water 7 times) 1.5 liang, Dried Tangerine Peel 1.5 liang, Licorice (roasted) 1.5 liang, Cinnamon Bark (unroasted) 1.5 liang, Evodia Fruit 1.5 liang (washed in boiling water 7 times, then stir-fried), Atractylodes Macrocephala (stir-fried) 3 liang,White Peony Root 3 liang, Pinellia (washed in boiling water 7 times) 3 liang, Poria (peeled) 3 liang, Wood Fragrance 1 qian (not roasted).

Source

From Lu Zhong’an’s formula, cited in Volume 2 of *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*.

Benefits

For cough due to cold phlegm.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Take 4 qian per dose; add 1.5 zhan of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger; decoct until reduced to 7 fen; strain and drink; take at any time.

Aconite Ascending-Descending Decoction,From Lu Zhong’an’s formula, cited in Volume 2 of *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*.,For cough due to cold phlegm.

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