Formula

Atractylodes and Aconite Decoction

白术附子汤bai zhu fu zi tang
1 source

5 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)

In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described, within a wind-damp pattern of body pain after eight or nine days, for the variant where the stool is firm and the urine free. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治(traditional context, not a modern clinical claim):傷寒八九日,風濕相搏,身體疼煩,不能自轉側,不嘔不渴,脉浮虛而濇者,桂枝附子湯主之;…

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·白术附子汤证(23条)

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • White Atractylodes二兩
  • Aconite (Fu zi)一枚半
  • Licorice一兩
  • Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)一兩半
  • Jujube (Da zao)六枚
Citations
  • Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·白术附子汤(组成·23)Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
  • Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·白术附子汤证(23条);hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.
  • Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·白术附子汤(煎服法·23);hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.