bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Aconite Lateral Root (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata)
prepared, peeled, broken into eight pieces 15gm (3 pieces) Take Wuwei, boil it in 1800 milliliters of water until 600 milliliters remain, remove the dregs, and divide into three doses to be taken warm.
Jingui Yaolue: "Take Wuwei, boil it in six liters of water until two liters remain, remove the dregs, and divide into three doses to be taken warm."
bubble_chart Efficacy
Dispelling wind and dampness, warming meridians and dissipating cold.
bubble_chart Indications
On the eighth or ninth day of cold-damage disease, when there is a mutual contention of wind and dampness, the body experiences pain and discomfort, making it difficult to turn or move. There is no vomiting or thirst, and the pulse is floating, weak, and rough.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Cinnamon Twig disperses wind-cold and unblocks the meridians, Aconite Lateral Root dispels wind, eliminates dampness, warms the meridians, and dissipates cold. The combination of these two herbs disperses wind-cold and dampness to relieve pain; Fresh Ginger Rhizome and Chinese Date harmonize the nutrient and defensive aspects, Liquorice Root tonifies the spleen and harmonizes the middle. The combination of these five ingredients achieves the effects of dispelling wind, eliminating dampness, warming the meridians, and dissipating cold.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Currently used for wind-dampness arthritis, sciatica, and other conditions caused by wind-cold dampness pathogens.