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formula namePeony and Licorice Decoction
sourceShanghan Zabing Lun
categoryHarmonizing
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 4 liǎng
Liquorice Root (Radix Glycyrrhizae) roasted 4 liǎng

bubble_chart Efficacy

Harmonizing qi and blood, relieving spasms and alleviating pain.

bubble_chart Indications

  1. Liver yin deficiency, impairing the spleen and stomach, leads to abdominal cramping and pain.
  2. Insufficient yin fluids fail to nourish the tendons and vessels, resulting in spasms and cramps in the hands and feet.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This formula, composed of only two ingredients, is widely used in clinical practice. It can be appropriately applied to any pain caused by spasms, regardless of the location of the pain. In the formula, Peony Root is sour, bitter, and slightly cold, nourishing yin and enriching blood; Prepared Liquorice Root is sweet and warm, warming the middle and relieving spasms. When these two herbs are used together, the sour and sweet flavors transform into yin, restoring the yin fluids. When the tendons and vessels are nourished, the spasms in the feet naturally relax; when the liver yin is sufficient, it does not invade the spleen earth, and the spasms are naturally cured!

bubble_chart Formula Modification

  1. aversion to cold: add Aconite Lateral Root, named Peony Root Liquorice and Aconite Decoction。
  2. wind-cold invading stomach: add Dried GingerAconite Lateral RootEvodia Fruit
  3. stomach yin deficiency: add Ophiopogon TuberPolyghace SecheDendrobium
  4. liver qi invading stomach: combine with Bupleurum Liver-Soothing Powder
  5. severe muscle and bone pain: combine with Merridian-Relaxing and Blood-Invigorating Decoction
  6. sprain and cramping pain: combine with Sinew-Relaxing and Comfortable Decoction
  7. urinary tract stone pain: combine with Polyporus Decoction

bubble_chart Modern Application

Calf muscle cramps, gastrointestinal cramps, renal colic pain, sciatica, hepatitis, gallstones, pain caused by urinary stones, menstrual pain.

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