State/School

Pacific College Comps

Translation

Cinnamon Twig, Peony and Amenarrhena Decoction

Formula Type

Dispel Wind-Dampness

Actions

Unblocks the flow of yang qi, promotes movement in areas with painful obstruction, dispels wind, eliminates dampness, and clears heat

Source

Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (c.220)

Ingredients

1. Gui Zhi12g
2. Ma Huang6g
3. Bao Fu Zi15g
4. Zhi Mu12g
5. Shao Yao9g
6. Bai Zhu15g
7. Fang Feng12g
8. Sheng Jiang15g
9. Gan Cao6g

Indication

Swollen and painful joints, especially of lower extemities, that are warm to the touch and worsen at night, reduced range of motion in the affected joints, chills, absence of sweating, weight loss, headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, a feeling as if one wants to vomit, a white, greasy tongue coating and a wiry, slippery pulse.

Contraindication

Unknown