Cooked Rehmannia Root 9-21 gm, Atractylodes Macrocephala 9-15 gm, Chinese Angelica 9-15 gm (not suitable for diarrhea, or can be replaced with Chinese Yam), Ginseng 6-15 gm (up to 30 gm in severe cases, or can be omitted), Roasted Licorice Root 3 gm, Bupleurum 6-12 gm, Ephedra 3-9 gm, Cinnamon Bark 3-6 gm, Stir-fried Dried Ginger 3-6 gm (or can be replaced with 3-7 slices of simmered Fresh Ginger).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Use 400 ml of water, decoct until reduced to 280 ml, remove the foam, and administer while warm. Alternatively, cover slightly to induce mild sweating.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming the middle, tonifying deficiency, releasing the exterior, and dispelling pathogenic factors.

bubble_chart Indications

Yang deficiency cold-damage disease and all seasonal overstrain cold pestilence yin summerheat conditions, where the body is extremely hot but still fears cold, even in summer desiring to be covered with clothing or blankets, or preferring hot soup, or accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, but with weak six pulse conditions, cold-shy shoulders and spine, and pathogenic qi unable to be expelled externally.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

For qi deficiency, add 6-9 grams of Astragalus Root; for severe cold due to yang deficiency, add 3-6 grams of processed Aconite Lateral Root; for headache, add Sichuan Lovage Rhizome or Dahurian Angelica and Asarum; for yang deficiency with qi sinking, add Cimicifuga Rhizome; for abdominal diarrhea, it is advisable to slightly reduce Bupleurum and add Saposhnikovia Root and Asarum.