Ginger and Aconite Pill，From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.，For cold-syndrome manifestations of typhoid fever; abscesses and boils on the back; pain in the chest and heart region; fullness and distension in the epigastrium and abdomen; tightness in the throat; swelling of the jaw and neck; inability to swallow liquids; as well as for consumptive fever, coughing with hemoptysis, bone-consuming fever in men and women, acute and chronic convulsions in children, sunken and retracted smallpox lesions, black and watery blisters, and macules; spleen deficiency manifesting as sallow complexion and emaciation; kidney deficiency manifesting as pale complexion and weak bones;cloudiness and opacities in both eyes, internal cataracts, spleen malaria, chronic dysentery, watery diarrhea, and undigested grains; it also relieves and treats both exogenous and endogenous types of typhoid fever, epidemic plagues, mountain miasma, and seasonal colds.
Ginger and Aconite Pill
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Formulas Name : Ginger and Aconite Pill
Chinese Name : 姜附丹
Drug Formulation
Fresh ginger (sliced) 5 liang; Sichuan aconite root (roasted, sliced, soaked in a child’s urine, then stir-fried with ginger juice until dry) 5 liang.
Source
From *The Heart Book of Bian Que: Divine Formulas*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder.
Benefits
For cold-syndrome manifestations of typhoid fever; abscesses and boils on the back; pain in the chest and heart region; fullness and distension in the epigastrium and abdomen; tightness in the throat; swelling of the jaw and neck; inability to swallow liquids; as well as for consumptive fever, coughing with hemoptysis, bone-consuming fever in men and women, acute and chronic convulsions in children, sunken and retracted smallpox lesions, black and watery blisters, and macules; spleen deficiency manifesting as sallow complexion and emaciation; kidney deficiency manifesting as pale complexion and weak bones;cloudiness and opacities in both eyes, internal cataracts, spleen malaria, chronic dysentery, watery diarrhea, and undigested grains; it also relieves and treats both exogenous and endogenous types of typhoid fever, epidemic plagues, mountain miasma, and seasonal colds.
Instructions for Use
Take 4 qian per dose, boil with 1 zhan of water until reduced to 7 fen, then strain and drink the decoction.
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Ginger and Aconite Pill,For cold-syndrome manifestations of typhoid fever; abscesses and boils on the back; pain in the chest and heart region; fullness and distension in the epigastrium and abdomen; tightness in the throat; swelling of the jaw and neck; inability to swallow liquids; as well as for consumptive fever, coughing with hemoptysis, bone-consuming fever in men and women, acute and chronic convulsions in children, sunken and retracted smallpox lesions, black and watery blisters, and macules; spleen deficiency manifesting as sallow complexion and emaciation; kidney deficiency manifesting as pale complexion and weak bones;cloudiness and opacities in both eyes, internal cataracts, spleen malaria, chronic dysentery, watery diarrhea, and undigested grains; it also relieves and treats both exogenous and endogenous types of typhoid fever, epidemic plagues, mountain miasma, and seasonal colds.