Cinnamon Twig and Aconite Decoction

傷寒論

When cold damage has lasted eight or nine days, wind-dampness contend, with generalized pain and agitation, inability to turn from side to side, no vomiting, no thirst, and a floating, weak, and choppy pulse, Cinnamon Twig and Aconite Decoction governs. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Cinnamon Twig 4 liang (peeled), Fresh Ginger 3 liang (sliced), Aconite 3 pieces (prepared, peeled, broken into eight pieces), Licorice 2 liang (prepared), Jujube 12 pieces (split). The above five ingredients, with 6 sheng of water, boil down to 2 sheng, remove the sediment, and divide into three warm doses. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

With 6 sheng of water, boil down to 2 sheng, remove the sediment, and divide into three warm doses.

湯劑

Expel wind and warm the channels, assist yang and transform dampness. Warmly disperse the wind-dampness and resolve it from the exterior.

When cold damage has lasted eight or nine days, wind-dampness contend, with generalized pain and agitation, inability to turn from side to side, no vomiting and no thirst, and a floating, weak, and choppy pulse.