Formula
Licorice and Aconite Decoction
甘草附子湯gan cao fu zi tang
1 source
4 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)
In the《Shanghan Lun》tradition, this formula is described for wind-damp contending in the body: aching joints with pulling pain that cannot bend or stretch, worse on the slightest touch, sweating, shortness of breath, scant urine, aversion to wind with reluctance to undress, and at times mild body swelling. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：風濕相搏，骨節疼煩，掣痛不得屈伸，近之則痛劇，汗出短氣，小便不利，惡風不欲去衣，或身微腫者…
Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·甘草附子湯（证治条文·宋本175）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Licorice二兩
- Aconite (Fu zi)二枚
- White Atractylodes二兩
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)四兩
Citations
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·甘草附子湯（组成·宋本175）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·甘草附子湯（证治条文·宋本175）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·甘草附子湯（煎服法·宋本175）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.