Family Secret Guizhi Decoction

Family Secret Guizhi Decoction,Cold-dampness in the Taiyang channel, resulting in weakness and numbness of the hands and feet, inability to move, loss of sensation in the skin, and heavy, painful joints.

Formulas Name : Family Secret Guizhi Decoction

Chinese Name : 家秘桂枝汤

Drug Formulation

Cinnamon Twig, Ephedra, White Peony Root, Licorice, Atractylodes, Fangfeng, Qianghuo, and Du Huo.

Source

From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.

Benefits

Cold-dampness in the Taiyang channel, resulting in weakness and numbness of the hands and feet, inability to move, loss of sensation in the skin, and heavy, painful joints.

Family Secret Guizhi Decoction,From *Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.,Cold-dampness in the Taiyang channel, resulting in weakness and numbness of the hands and feet, inability to move, loss of sensation in the skin, and heavy, painful joints.

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