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prepared lateral root of aconite (radix
aconiti lateralis praeparata; fu zi) |
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recuperating depleted yang to rescue the
patient from collapse, supplementing fire of the vital gate to
strengthen yang, and dispelling cold to relieve pain. |
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dried ginger (rhizoma zingiberis; gan jiang) |
| warming the middle-jiao, dispelling cold,
warming the lung and resolving phlegm retention. |
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cinnamon bark (cortex cinnamomi; rou gui) |
| supplementing fire of the vital gate to
strengthen yang, dispelling cold to relieve pain, warming up and
clearing the channels. |
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evodia fruit (fructus evodiae; wu zhu yu) |
| dispelling pathogenic cold, drying dampness,
soothing the liver, lowering the adverse flow of qi, and relieving pain. |
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