bubble_chart Efficacy

Warm the meridians and assist yang, dispel cold and remove dampness.

bubble_chart Indications

Deficiency of yin with cold, joint pain, aversion to cold in the back, cold hands and feet, normal sense of taste, pale tongue, white and slippery coating, deep and weak pulse; and yang deficiency with cold-dampness, generalized body pain.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This formula is a derivative of the True Warrior Decoction, where Ginseng is substituted for Fresh Ginger Rhizome, and the dosages of Aconite Lateral Root and White Atractylodes Rhizome are increased. It is suitable for yang deficiency pattern with dual exterior and interior cold, accompanied by water toxin. In the formula, Aconite Lateral Root, pungent and hot, is used to disperse cold from both the exterior and interior; White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria, mildly draining dampness, are used to expel water toxin from both inside and outside; the combination of Ginseng and Peony Root assists yang, tonifies deficiency, harmonizes the nutrient and defensive aspects, and treats aversion to cold and pain.

bubble_chart Pattern Identification

1. reversal cold of hands and feet.
2. Joint pain.
3. Back aversion to cold.
4. Tongue moist without thirst.
5. Edema.
6. Pulse deep and weak or deep and slow.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. cold-dampness arthritis: add Cinnamon Twig, Gentian, Notopterygium, Pubescent Angelica.
2. menstrual irregularities with lower abdominal cold pain: add Chinese Angelica, Mugwort, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

This prescription is not suitable for those who experience joint swelling and pain due to wind-dampness or fever.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Common cold, neuralgia, wind-dampness arthritis, cold-type abdominal pain, lumbago.