Cinnamon Twig Decoction Plus Aconite

傷寒論

Taiyang disease, after sweating, sweating then leaks incessantly. If the patient has aversion to wind, difficult urination, slight contracture of the limbs with difficulty flexing and extending, Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang governs it. (Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage))

Cinnamon twig 3 liang (remove the bark), Peony root 3 liang, Licorice 3 liang (honey-fried), Fresh ginger 3 liang (cut), Jujube 12 pieces (break open), Aconite 1 piece (roasted, remove skin, break into eight pieces). The above six ingredients, with 7 sheng of water, decoct to obtain 3 sheng, remove the dregs, take 1 sheng warm. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases))

The above six ingredients, with 7 sheng of water, decoct to obtain 3 sheng, remove the dregs, take 1 sheng warm. It originally says Gui Zhi Tang; now add Aconite. Recuperation is as in the previous method. (Modern usage: nine bowls of water decocted into three bowls; Cinnamon twig is Add later, decocting only 15 minutes; take one bowl warm after each of the three meals.)

湯劑

Warm the channels and restore yang. Stabilize the exterior and dispel wind; restore yang and astringe fluids.

Aversion to wind, incessant sweating, difficult urination, tightness of the limbs.

Profuse sweating, itchy skin, difficult urination: add Astragalus: 30. -- Excessive sweating, palpitations: add Dragon bone: 10, Oyster shell: 10.

Aconite is toxic. If the dosage is greater than 15 g, it should be Pre-decoct for 30 minutes; thereafter, for every additional 10 g, the Pre-decoct time increases by 15 minutes.