Astragalus and Cinnamon Twig Five-Ingredient Decoction

金匱要略

Astragalus 3 liang, cinnamon twig 3 liang, white peony 3 liang, fresh ginger 6 liang, jujube 12 pieces. For the above five ingredients, use 6 sheng of water, boil down to 2 sheng, take 7 ge warm, three times daily. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases))

For the above five ingredients, use 6 sheng of water, boil down to 2 sheng, take 7 ge warm, three times daily.

湯劑

Benefit Qi and warm the meridians; harmonize blood and unblock painful obstruction.

In the pattern of blood impediment, both Yin and Yang are faintly weak. At the cunkou, the guan and cun are faint, while the chi is small and tight. Externally, there is numbness of the body, resembling wind impediment.

Hypertension with dizziness and headache: add Gegen:20, Chuanxiong:10. -- Chest tightness and pain, dark tongue: add Danshen:30, Chuanxiong:10. -- Weak legs: add Huai Niuxi:10. -- Primordial Qi deficiency: add Renshen:10. -- Yang Qi deficiency: add prepared Fuzi:10. -- Left-sided hemiplegia: add Danggui:10. -- Pain in the four limbs: add Cangzhu:10, Fangji:10. -- Numbness of the four limbs: add Jixueteng:30.

Use with caution in those who are thin and have abdominal distension.