Cinnamon Twig Decoction with Aconite and Safflower，From *Yunqizi’s Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.，For women with typhoid fever involving both the Taiyang exterior syndrome and the Shaoyin root syndrome, presenting with exterior deficiency, spontaneous sweating, a cool body, stiffness and rigidity in the limbs, a deep and slow pulse, and menstruation that has just ceased.
Cinnamon Twig Decoction with Aconite and Safflower
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Formulas Name : Cinnamon Twig Decoction with Aconite and Safflower
Chinese Name : 桂枝加附子红花汤
Drug Formulation
2.5 liang of Cinnamomum twig, 1.5 liang of Paeonia root, 1.5 liang of fresh ginger, 1 liang of licorice (roasted), 5 qian of Aconite root (roasted), and 5 qian of safflower.
Source
From *Yunqizi’s Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.
Processing
Finely chop the ingredients.
Benefits
For women with typhoid fever involving both the Taiyang exterior syndrome and the Shaoyin root syndrome, presenting with exterior deficiency, spontaneous sweating, a cool body, stiffness and rigidity in the limbs, a deep and slow pulse, and menstruation that has just ceased.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 liang per dose, decocted in 3 zhan of water.
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Cinnamon Twig Decoction with Aconite and Safflower,For women with typhoid fever involving both the Taiyang exterior syndrome and the Shaoyin root syndrome, presenting with exterior deficiency, spontaneous sweating, a cool body, stiffness and rigidity in the limbs, a deep and slow pulse, and menstruation that has just ceased.