Guo, female, 56 years old, sought medical attention on October 5, 1982. She had a constitutionally weak body and was prone to external contraction. Recently, she was affected by seasonal pathogen fever headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, sweating, and aversion to wind. After taking two doses of the Nine Herbs Notopterygium Powder, symptoms such as fever, headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, sweating, and aversion to wind were relieved. However, she continued to sweat profusely, and her aversion to cold worsened. The doctor then prescribed two doses of Cinnamon Twig Decoction with Astragalus, but it was ineffective. Even after adding Fossil Bone and Oyster Shell to the prescription, there was no improvement. Therefore, on October 5, 1982, she invited me for a consultation. Upon examination, she appeared weak and timid, with spontaneous sweating, aversion to cold, fatigue, slightly cold limbs, muscular twitching, reduced appetite, solid stool, slightly yellow urine, a deep and weak pulse, a red tongue tip, and thin, slightly yellow and dry tongue coating. A comprehensive analysis of her pulse and symptoms indicated that her sweating and aversion to cold without fever were signs of deficiency of both yin and yang, specifically Taiyang (EX-HN5) and shaoyin deficiency. The prescribed formula was Peony Root Liquorice and Aconite Decoction:
Peony Root 30g, Prepared Liquorice Root 15g, Prepared Aconite Lateral Root 15g
. She took one dose per day for three consecutive days and fully recovered.