Fu Zi Tang, Prepared Aconite Decoction, is Zhi Fu Zi, Bai Zhu, Ren Shen, Fu Ling and Bai Shao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm and transform water and Dampness, and records it as assisting Yang and warming the channels against Cold.

Herb

Amount

12 g

12 g

6 g

9 g

9 g

Actions and indications

Assists Yang, warms the channels and dispels Cold

Yang deficiency with Cold-Damp inside
Aversion to cold felt most across the back, with cold limbs
Pain and cold in the lower abdomen, with a chilled feeling in the belly
No thirst, sometimes with fever
Also listed for Cold damage at the Tai Yang level and Cold at the Yang Ming level
Tongue normal, coat white and slippery; pulse deep and faint, or forceless, or slow and choppy, or wiry

Dispels Dampness and relieves pain

Aching of the bones and joints, the muscles, or the whole body

Modern uses

Painful obstruction
Arthralgia
Arthritis
Rheumatism
Whole body pain
Trigeminal neuralgia
Neuralgia
Bell's palsy
Facial paralysis
Cervical spine disease
Ankylosing spondylitis
Periarthritis of the shoulder
Lumbar disc disease
Piriformis syndrome
Essential tremor
Monoplegia
Stroke
Migraine
Cluster headache
Cirrhosis of the Liver
Ascites
Peritonitis
Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain and distension in pregnancy
Chronic bronchitis
Common cold
Influenza
Uterine prolapse
Erectile dysfunction
Chronic nephritis
Nephrotic syndrome
Edema
Cardiac disease
Congestive Heart failure
Stomatitis
Dermatitis
Eczema
Urticaria

Modifications

To strengthen the action of dispelling Wind-Damp: + qiang huo, + du huo, + wei ling xian, + xi xian cao

Heavier Cold-Damp: + gui zhi, + zhi chuan wu

Long-standing painful obstruction that has led to Blood stasis: + mo yao, + ru xiang

Pain throughout the body: + sang ji sheng

Pain throughout the body with a feeling of cold: + sang ji sheng, + wu zhu yu, + gui zhi

Pain throughout the body with low back pain: + sang ji sheng, + xu duan, + tu si zi

Pain throughout the body with aversion to cold: + sang ji sheng, + gan jiang, + rou gui

Pinyin

fu zi tang

English Name

Prepared Aconite Decoction

fu zi tang

About fu zi tang

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Assists Yang, warms the channels and dispels Cold

Dispels Dampness and relieves pain

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Names

Classification