Aconite 60 gm (best quality, if unavailable, use large prepared aconite root, peeled), large Sichuan aconite 60 gm (peeled), Arisaema, Typhonium, Gastrodia, Atractylodes, each 30 gm, Ligusticum, Costus root, whole scorpion (mixed with ginger juice, used whole), Pinellia, each 15 gm (used raw together with aconite, prepared aconite root, Arisaema, and Sichuan aconite).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

The above ingredients are used raw, ground to the size of hemp beans. For each dose, take 45 grams of the medicine, add 750 ml of water, and 30 grams of sliced ginger. Boil over moderate or vigorous fire until 220 ml remains. Then, add 450 ml of water and boil again to obtain 150 ml. Repeat the process with another 450 ml of water to obtain another 150 ml. In total, 520 ml of decoction is obtained, which is then combined. Take in three divided doses daily, slightly warm, before meals.

bubble_chart Indications

Irregular daily routines and diet lead to the failure of yang qi to consolidate, allowing external wind pathogens to invade, resulting in hemiplegia and weakness in the hands and feet.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

During the medication period, avoid consuming mutton, pig head, and other wind-inducing foods.