fu zi tang

Name: fu zi tang
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Prepared Aconite Decoction

About fu zi tang

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.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
zhi fu zi	12 g
bai zhu	12 g
ren shen	6 g
fu ling	9 g
bai shao	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

Symptoms

Absence of thirst
Aversion to cold
Body aches
Bone pain
Cold abdomen
Cold limbs
Cold lower abdomen
Fever
Joint pain
Lower abdominal pain

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

Names

Pinyin	fu zi tang
English Name	Prepared Aconite Decoction

Classification

Category: Warm and Transform Water and Dampness

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