Gan Cao Fu Zi Tang - 甘草附子湯 - Licorice And Aconite Accessory Root Decoction

English:	Licorice and Aconite Accessory Root Decoction
Also Known As:	Licorice and Aconite Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	6g	Tonifies the Spleen and augments Q,alleviates pain and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	12-15g	Warms Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain. With Bai Zhu, for Wind-Damp Bi.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	6g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism, stabilizes the Exterior and stops sweating.
Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	12g	Releases the exterior, assists Yang, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels. With Zhi Fu Zi, for chills, painful extremities and due to Yang Deficiency with Wind-Cold-Damp Bi and backache due to Wind-Cold Damp Bi.

Formula Actions

• Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness
• Alleviates pain

Syndromes

• Deep-seated pains in the bones and joints due to Wind-Damp

Clinical Manifestations

Deep-seated pains in the bones and joints Limited movement Worse with pressure A disinclination to take off one's clothes Constipation

Sweating Shortness of breath Dysuria Slight edema Aversion to Wind-Cold

Treats

Severe pain associated with: Acute polyarthritis Brachial neuritis Ankylosing spondylitis Prolapsed intervertebral discs Sciatica Rheumatoid arthritis Joint pain due to influenza Podalgia Rheumatism Tenalgia Arthralgia

Common cold Allergic rhinitis Rheumatic Heart disease Chronic coronary insufficiency Intractable spontaneous sweating Periostitis Neuralgia Lumbago Severe arthralgia Osteoarthritis Edema Painful obstruction

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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