Now that the New Year and the holidays are here, people’s health begins to plummet. Because the weather is very cold and they often go outdoors, many people begin to have physical problems. In addition, there are People need to give gifts during the holidays, so traditional Chinese medicine is the best choice. You can make some handmade traditional Chinese medicine aconite cakes, which are very good for giving gifts or giving to family members.

1. How to make aconite cake

Crush aconite into powder and mix it with flour and water. The flour mainly increases the viscosity to make aconite cake.

2. The efficacy and role of aconite

1. Treatment of edema due to yin syndrome (yin water)

Any edema accompanied by symptoms of systemic functional decline or failure Yin water is common in edema caused by chronic nephritis and heart failure. At this time, the patient has obvious symptoms of spleen and kidney yang deficiency. General diuretics alone cannot solve the problem. Aconite, dried ginger and other medicines must be added to warm the kidneys and dispel cold, warm the spleen and diuresis, and activate systemic functions (mainly blood circulation function). ). Generally, dry ginger and aconite can be added to Wuling Powder, or Wen Yang Li Shui Decoction can be used.

If you need to strengthen the effect of strengthening the spleen and promoting qi, use dried ginger and aconite with atractylodes, licorice, magnolia officinalis, costus, etc. to form Rushipiyin (this prescription is a representative prescription for treating yin water). This recipe is also suitable for cold-damp type cirrhosis and ascites. After using Aconite to warm the kidneys, it can not only dilute water, but also significantly increase appetite.

2. Treat Yang Juni

That is, shock and collapse, which is manifested by cold skin, weak breathing, Juni of the limbs (Juni means cold but not warm), pulse Subtle active subsidence is also caused by circulatory failure. It is necessary to use aconite, dried ginger, ginseng, etc. to warm the yang and rescue the Ni (strengthen the heart and resist shock). For milder cases, use Fu Zi Decoction. For severe cases, use Sini Ni. For more serious cases, use Fuzi Decoction. Use Shenfu Decoction. If cold sweat is severe, add dragon bones, oysters, and Schisandra chinensis.

3. Treat yang deficiency and decline

Particularly when the kidney yang is weak (the so-called Mingmen fire is insufficient), the lower body often feels cold, the waist and knees are sore and cold, and the lower abdomen is cold and has pulling pain. , frequent urination, thin and weak pulse. It is common in people who have been suffering from chronic diseases for a long time, or the elderly and frail. At this time, it is advisable to add aconite to the supplement to achieve faster results. With cornus and rehmannia glutinosa, such as Fugui Bawei Wan, or with Eucommia ulmoides, wolfberry, yam, etc., such as Yougui drink.

4. Treat wind-cold-dampness paralysis

Especially in rheumatoid arthritis where cold is dominant, the pain is significant, occurs immediately when encountering cold, and is relieved by warmth, and is often accompanied by chills, limb pain, and chills. For syndromes such as coldness, white fur, stringy and thin pulse, Aconite can be used with Guizhi, such as Guizhi plus Fuzi decoction.

5. Treat abdominal pain caused by cold syndrome

Intestinal borborygmus and abdominal pain due to deficiency of spleen and kidney, epigastrium pain, vomiting of water or sticky phlegm, loose stools or diarrhea, hands and feet For patients with low temperature and stringy pulse (seen in ulcers, gastrointestinal neurosis, chronic colitis, etc.), you can use Aconite with dried ginger, Codonopsis root, Atractylodes, etc., such as Fuzi Lizhong Decoction.