Astragalus-Atractylodes-Fangji-Cinnamon Decoction

Astragalus-Atractylodes-Fangji-Cinnamon Decoction,After a serious illness, dampness enters the kidney palace; if kidney-tonifying herbs are taken inappropriately, it causes lower back pain as if the spine were broken, which over time leads to stooped posture.

Formulas Name : Astragalus-Atractylodes-Fangji-Cinnamon Decoction

Chinese Name : 耆术防桂汤

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 2 liang of Astragalus membranaceus, 1 qian of Stephania tetrandra, and 1 qian of Cinnamomum cassia.

Source

*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.

Benefits

After a serious illness, dampness enters the kidney palace; if kidney-tonifying herbs are taken inappropriately, it causes lower back pain as if the spine were broken, which over time leads to stooped posture.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. Symptoms will ease after 10 doses; a complete cure is achieved after 20 doses.

Astragalus-Atractylodes-Fangji-Cinnamon Decoction,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.,After a serious illness, dampness enters the kidney palace; if kidney-tonifying herbs are taken inappropriately, it causes lower back pain as if the spine were broken, which over time leads to stooped posture.

More Herbs Formulas

Miraculous Bone-Setting Pill

Miraculous Bone-Setting Pill,From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.,For injuries from falls or blows, and fractures of the hands and feet.

Miraculous External Formula for the Immediate Elimination of Boils

Miraculous External Formula for the Immediate Elimination of Boils,*Zongfutang Formulas: Appendix*.,Boils.

Heaven-Bestowed Ointment

Heaven-Bestowed Ointment,*The Collection of Immortal Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For opacities and cloudiness in the eyes.

Deer Antler and Aconite Kidney-Nourishing Pills

Deer Antler and Aconite Kidney-Nourishing Pills,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 153), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.,May cause loose stools and weakness.

Wind-Dispelling Decoction

Wind-Dispelling Decoction,From *Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.,Indicated for cases where wind symptoms predominate over heat—characterized by mild pain and severe itching, with swelling more pronounced than redness—and accompanied by alternating chills and fever, headache, and a floating, rapid pulse.

Toxicity-Clearing Powder

Toxicity-Clearing Powder,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 406.,Redness and swelling of the cheeks, ears, and jaw in children, with a red rash.

Liu Jinu Decoction

Liu Jinu Decoction,From *Essentials of Obstetrics from the Family Treasure of Health* (Volume 7).,For postpartum lochia that does not resolve smoothly, with stagnant blood rising to the head, causing restlessness in the heart and chest, intense thirst, confusion, darkened vision with spinning sensations, or hallucinations of ghosts and spirits, as well as pain in the … Read more

Cold-Dispelling Four-Ingredient Decoction

Cold-Dispelling Four-Ingredient Decoction,From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 3.,For deficiency of qi and blood, with a constitution prone to cold; whenever exposed to even slight cold, the patient shrugs their shoulders.

Four-Ingredient Powder for Calming Pills

Four-Ingredient Powder for Calming Pills,From *The New Book on Infant Care*, Volume 9, citing *The Zhuang Family’s Inherited Formulas*.,For acute and chronic convulsions.

Method Two: Extracting Gold Foil

Method Two: Extracting Gold Foil,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Vol. 114.,Various wind-related disorders.

Yingji Pills

Yingji Pills,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 192), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.,For intractable sores.

White Tiger Rehmannia Decoction

White Tiger Rehmannia Decoction,From *Revised and Expanded Easy and Simple Medical Formulas*, Volume 3.,For children with smallpox who have a persistent fever, thirst with a preference for cold, black and sunken smallpox lesions, red and scanty urine, constipation, and a hot breath from the mouth and nose.

Like the “Sacred Relief from Suffering Powder”

Like the “Sacred Relief from Suffering Powder”,From *Yanxia Shengxiao*, cited in *Yifang Leiju*, Volume 191.,Effective for all types of malignant sores, as well as red and white diarrhea and dysentery, and coughing up pus and blood.

Raw Rhino Horn Pills

Raw Rhino Horn Pills,From *Bo Ji*, Volume 5.,

Miraculous Abscess-Resolving Powder

Miraculous Abscess-Resolving Powder,From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.,Mastitis in pregnant women.

Umbilical Powder

Umbilical Powder,Formula from *The Classic of the Cranial Fontanelles*, Volume 2; name cited in *Easy-to-Understand Record for Infant Care*, Volume 2.,For infants whose navel remains moist.

Stomach-Supporting Decoction

Stomach-Supporting Decoction,*The Book of Sincerity*, Volume 11.,Chronic diarrhea, sallow complexion, and internal heat.

Single Chestnut Pills

Single Chestnut Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 85.,Heaviness in the lower back and legs, pain from overexertion or injury, and beriberi.

Spleen-Kidney Nourishing Decoction

Spleen-Kidney Nourishing Decoction,*Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 3.,After the pathogenic factors of cold damage have been completely eliminated, the body’s vital energy becomes deficient.

Siping Powder

Siping Powder,From *Liangfang Hebi*, Volume 2.,Pus from the head and inside the ears.

Eight-Ingredient Rehmannia Decoction with Iron Oxide

Eight-Ingredient Rehmannia Decoction with Iron Oxide,*Supplement to the Essentials of Prescriptions Compiled from Observations*, Volume 3, citing *Compendium of Medicinal Properties*.,Coughing, retching, and severe shortness of breath.

Sweat-Stopping Pill

Sweat-Stopping Pill,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 7.,In cases of excessive stomach qi, profuse sweating occurs from the head and neck down to the face and between the neck and forehead during meals.

Decoction for Hemoptysis Due to Traumatic Injury

Decoction for Hemoptysis Due to Traumatic Injury,*Collection of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 8.,For hemoptysis due to trauma.

Decoction of Equal Parts of Chaihu and Pueraria

Decoction of Equal Parts of Chaihu and Pueraria,From *Fushou Jingfang*.,Fever due to cold damage, with profuse sweating throughout the body that does not resolve the fever.

Rub-and-Drink Formula

Rub-and-Drink Formula,*The Jade Case*, Volume 4.,Abdominal pain caused by damp phlegm.