《伤寒论·辨太阳病脉证并治下》
风湿相互搏结，全身关节剧烈疼痛，牵引拘急不能屈伸，触按则疼痛更甚，汗出，短气，小便不通畅，畏风不愿减衣，或者身体轻度浮肿的，用甘草附子汤主治。
风湿相搏，骨节烦疼，掣痛，不得屈伸，近之则痛剧，汗出短气，小便不利，恶风不欲去衣，或身微肿者，甘草附子汤主之。
Wind and rheumatism bind with each other. Joints all over the body suffer from severe pain, restrain and tighten up into flexion and extension. When being touched, it will cause severer pain. Feeling cold, sweating and dyspnea. Urination is obstructed, fearing wind and unwilling to take off clothes. The body is slightly swollen. Gancao Fuzi Tang Decoction is used to treat patients in such conditions.