Licorice 6 gm (roasted), Aconite 15 gm (raw), Dried Ginger 9 gm

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take 600 ml (3 shēng) of water, decoct it to 240 ml (1 shēng 2 hé), remove the dregs, and administer in 2 warm doses. If the pulse returns, the patient will recover.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Restoring yang to unblock pulse.

bubble_chart Indications

Shaoyin disease, diarrhea with undigested food, interior cold with external heat, reversal cold of hands and feet, faint pulse on the verge of disappearing, body not averse to cold, the person's complexion is red, or abdominal pain, or retching, or sore throat, or cessation of diarrhea with pulse not appearing.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

For a red complexion, add 9 stalks of scallion; for abdominal pain, remove scallion and add 6 grams (2 liang) of Peony Root; for vomiting, add 6 grams (2 liang) of Fresh Ginger Rhizome; for sore throat, remove Peony Root and add 3 grams of Platycodon Root; if diarrhea stops but the pulse does not return, remove Platycodon Root and add 6 grams (2 liang) of Ginseng.