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formula nameCinnamon Twig Two Ephedra One Decoction
sourceTreatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Cinnamon Twig (Ramulus Cinnamomi) 1 liǎng seventeen baht
Peony Root (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 1 liǎng six baht
Ephedra (Herba Ephedrae) de-noded sixteen baht
Liquorice Root (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 1 liǎng two baht
Bitter Apricot Seed (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) peeled, pointed 16 pieces
Fresh Ginger Rhizome (Rhizoma Zingiberis) cut 1 liǎng six baht
Chinese Date (Fructus Jujubae) split 5 pieces

Take the seven ingredients on the right, boil Ephedra in five liters of water for one or two boils, remove the foam on top, add the other herbs, boil until two liters remain, strain the dregs, and take one liter warm, twice a day.

bubble_chart Indications

Take Cinnamon Twig Decoction, if there is profuse sweating and the pulse is large and surging, administer Cinnamon Twig Decoction as before. If the condition resembles malaria with two episodes in a day, it will be resolved upon sweating, and Cinnamon Twig Two Ephedra One Decoction should be used.

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