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Aconite Powder for Releasing the Exterior

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Aconite Powder for Releasing the Exterior,On the second day of cold damage, with headache and high fever.

Formulas Name : Aconite Powder for Releasing the Exterior

Chinese Name : 发表附子散

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang of Cinnamon Bark, 1 liang of Ephedra (with roots and nodes removed), 1 liang of White Atractylodes, and half a liang of Evodia Fruit (soaked in boiling water 7 times, dried in an oven, and lightly roasted).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

On the second day of cold damage, with headache and high fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose. Boil in 1 medium bowl of water with half a fen of fresh ginger and 3 jujubes until reduced to 6 fen. Strain and drink while hot. Take frequently without regard to the time of day until sweating occurs. Recovery will follow immediately.

Aconite Powder for Releasing the Exterior,From *Shenghui*, Volume 9.,On the second day of cold damage, with headache and high fever.

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