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Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang桂枝加附子湯

Cinnamon Twig and Aconite Decoction

Also known asCinnamon Twig and Prepared Aconite Decoction · Gui Zhi Fu Zi Tang · Cinnamon Twig, Aconite and Jujube Combination · Cinnamon Twig plus Aconite Accessory Root Decoction

Medicinals
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Composition

  • Gui ZhiRam. Cinnamomi4–12 g

    Releases the exterior, adjusts the Ying and Wei, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain, disperses Cold, unblocks Yang, transforms Qi and releases the muscle layer.

    • Bai Shao
    harmonizes the Ying and Wei and warms and tonifies the Middle Jiao.
    for backache due to Wind-Cold Damp Bi and chills, painful extremities and difficulty in rotating the trunk due to Yang Deficiency with Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
  • Bai ShaoRx. Paeoniae Alba4–10 g

    Alleviates pain, nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei.

    harmonizes the Ying and Wei in Tai Yang Zhong Feng.
    • Zhi Gan Cao
    for muscle spasms, especially in the calf, due to Blood Deficiency.
  • Sheng JiangRz. Zingiberis Recens3–10 g

    Helps release the exterior, treats nausea and vomiting, disperses Cold, strengthens the spreading and mobilizing actions of the other herbs and adjusts the Ying and Wei.

    • Zhi Gan Cao
    harmonizes and regulates the Spleen and Stomach.
    regulates disharmony between the Ying and Wei. and benefits the Middle Qi.
    i, benefits the Middle Qi, regulates the Ying and Wei, warms the channels and circulates Qi and Blood.
  • Da ZaoFr. Zizyphi Jujube3–12 g

    Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Qi, nourishes the Blood and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs.

    • Zhi Gan Cao
    tonifies the Middle Jiao and harmonizes.
  • Zhi Gan CaoFried Rx. Glycyrrhizae2–6 g

    Alleviates pain and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs.

  • Zhi Fu ZiRx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata5–10 g

    Disperses Cold-Dampness, warms the channels and reduces pain.

Actions

  • Drives out Wind-Cold pathogens
  • Brings the Ying and Wei into balance
  • Replenishes Yang
  • Scatters Cold
  • Checks excessive sweating

Patterns treated

  • A complicating pattern arising from Tai Yang Zhong Feng
  • An invasion of Wind-Cold occurring on a background of underlying Yang Deficiency
  • Bi obstruction caused by combined Wind, Cold and Dampness

Manifestations

  • A sensation of chilliness
  • A slight febrile sensation
  • Dislike of exposure to Wind
  • Persistent sweating resembling a slow leak
  • Trouble passing urine
  • Cramping of the muscles
  • Trouble bending and straightening the legs
  • Coldness of the extremities
  • Chest pain that radiates to the back
  • A sense of tightness or fullness in the chest
  • Rigidity of the limbs
  • Discomfort or pain during urination
  • Aching and soreness throughout the body
  • Trouble turning the torso
  • Head pain
  • Tiredness
  • A tendency toward excessive drowsiness
Tongue body
Unremarkable
Coating
The coating appears white and greasy
Pulse
Either Superficial, big and lacking in force, or Superficial, rough and Deficient, or Deep and slow

Indications

  • Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
  • Cramping in the limbs
  • Nerve pain
  • Painful or difficult urination
  • Common head cold
  • Flu
  • Low-grade fever
  • Bronchial inflammation
  • Persistent sweating
  • A blockage-related pain condition
  • Rheumatoid joint inflammation
  • Joint pain
  • Sciatic nerve pain
  • Loss of motor function
  • Rheumatic joint disease
  • Wind-Phlegm-induced chest pain
  • Lung infection
  • Exhaustion
  • Pain in the abdomen