formula name | Decoction for Six Stagnations |
source | Gujin Yijian, Gong Xin, 1589 |
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bubble_chart Composition Cyperus rotundus (soaked in child's urine, stir-fried)
Atractylodes (soaked in rice water, stir-fried)
Medicated leaven (stir-fried)
Gardenia jasminoides (stir-fried to charred)
Forsythia suspensa
Citrus reticulata peel
Chuanxiong rhizome
Fritillaria thunbergii (de-cored)
Citrus aurantium (stir-fried)
Poria cocos
Perilla stem
Each 3 grams
Glycyrrhiza uralensis 1.5 grams
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Take one dose. Decoct in water for administration.
bubble_chart Indications
Various depressions.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
For phlegm, add Arisaema and Pinellia; for heat, add Bupleurum and Skullcap Root; for blood stagnation, add Peach Kernel and Carthamus; for damp stagnation, add White Atractylodes Rhizome and Notopterygium; for qi depression, add Mume and Areca Seed; for food stagnation, add Hawthorn Fruit and Villous Amomum Fruit.