Zingiberis rhizoma

If there is no aversion to cold, subtract Cinnamon and add raw Rhizoma Zingiberis (Sheng Jiang). This results in the formation of San Ao Tang (Three Unbindings Decoction). 

Ramulus Cinnamomi (Gui Zhi), 9g Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae (Shao Yao), 9g Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gan Cao), mix-fried, 6g raw Rhizoma Zingiberis (Sheng Jiang), 9g Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae (Da Zao), 12 pieces... 

Method of administration Grind equal amounts of the first 9 ingredients and half as much Licorice into a fine powder. Take 6g each time (cooked) with raw Rhizoma Zingiberis (Sheng Jiang) and Herba Menthae (Bo He). It may also be taken as a decoction without grinding the medicinals. 

For spleen vacuity with cold accumulation and constipation, abdominal pain, chilled extremities, and a deep, wiry pulse, subtract Asarum and add Radix Panacis Ginseng Ren Shen), mix-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae Zhi Gan Gao), and dry Rhizoma Zingiberis Gan Jiang). This results in Wen Pi Tang (Warm the Spleen Decoction). 

For coughs which are worse at midnight, alternating fever and chills, and a bitter taste in the mouth, add dry Rhizoma Zingiberis (Gan Jiang), Herba Cum Radice Asari (Xi Xin), and Fructus Schizandrae Chinensis Wu Wei Zi). 

For cough, add Fructus Schizandrae Chinensis (Wu Wei Zi) and dry Rhizoma Zingiberis (Gan Jiang) to warm the lungs and scatter cold. 

For dysentery after the blood and pus have resolved but there is still foamy mucus, add blast-fried Rhizoma Zingiberis Pao Jiang) and Hallyositum Rub rum Chi Shi Zhi). 

With accompanying cold signs and symptoms, add Cortex Cinnamomi (Rou Gui) and blast-fried Rhizoma Zingiberis (Pao Jiang). This results in Jiang Gui Si Wu Tang (Ginger Cinnamon Four Materials Decoction). 

Rhizoma Zingiberis (Gan Jiang), and mix-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae (Zhi Gan Cao). 

For cold limbs and a deep, weak pulse due to severe vacuity cold of the spleen and kidneys, subtract Licorice and add either dry Rhizoma Zingiberis (Gan Jiang) or Radix Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli (Fu Zi) to warm the spleen and kidneys. 

For even more serious abdominal pain due to cold stagnation, to the above add Fructus Evodiae Rutecarpae Wu Zhu Yu) and dry Rhizoma Zingiberis Gan Jiang) and subtract Gardenia. 

Also for concomitant cold, add blast-fried Rhizoma Zingiberis (Pao Jiang), Folium Artemisiae Argyii (Ai Ye), Fructus Foeniculi Vulgaris (Xiao Hui Xiang), and Radix Linderae Strychnifoliae (Wu Yao). 

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