Formula
Cinnamon Twig and Aconite Decoction
桂枝附子湯gui zhi fu zi tang
1 source
5 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)
In the《Shanghan Lun》tradition, this formula is described for wind-damp contending after eight or nine days: a painful, restless body that cannot turn itself, without retching or thirst, and a floating, weak, rough pulse. 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。…
Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·桂枝附子湯（证治条文·宋本174）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)四兩
- Aconite (Fu zi)三枚
- Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)二兩
- Jujube (Da zao)十二枚
- Licorice二兩
Citations
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·桂枝附子湯（组成·宋本174）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·桂枝附子湯（证治条文·宋本174）；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·桂枝附子湯（煎服法·宋本174）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.