Chinese: Ge Gen Jia Zhu Fu Tang
English: Kudzu Decoction plus Atractylodes and Prepared Aconite Decoction
Source: Hoki (Functions of Classic Formulas)
Pulse: faint, floating
Tongue: pale red body, white slippery fur
Abdomen: medium abdominal wall strength
Indications: This herbal formula has been used for patients with following health conditions and symptoms:
- Chills
- Joints pain
- Neuralgia
- Frozen shoulder
- Stiff neck
- Edema
There are many other health conditions that may respond well to this herbal formula, in particular patients exhibiting indicative traditional diagnostic signs and symptoms.
Herbs in This Formula
- Kakkon (Puerariae Radix) 4g
- Mao (Ephedrae Herba) 3g
- Bushi (Aconiti Radix lateralis preparata), 0.5g
- Byakujutsu (Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma) 3g
- Shakuyaku (Paeoniae Radix) 2g
- Taiso (Jujubae Fructus) 3g
- Keihi (Cinnamomi Cortex), 2g
- Kanzo (Glycyrrhizae Radix) 2g
- Shokyo (Zingiberis Rhizoma) 1g
Note: Suggested dosages of each herb in Kampo formulas are often smaller than those of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Individual dosages of herbs may be adjusted depending on each patient’s condition, constitutional patterns, quality of the herbs, and other factors involved.