formula | Licorice Heart-Draining Decoction Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang |
source | Shanghan Lun, Zhang Zhongjing, before 206 |
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bubble_chart Composition Licorice 12 gm (roasted), Scutellaria 9 gm, Dried Ginger 9 gm, Pinellia 9 gm (washed), Jujube 12 pieces (split), Coptis 3 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Decoct the above 6 ingredients with 25 parts of water to 1.2 sheng, remove the dregs, then decoct again to obtain 600 ml. Administer while warm.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying qi and harmonizing the stomach, relieving stuffiness and stopping vomiting.
bubble_chart Indications
The patient suffers from cold-damage disease apoplexy, and due to improper purgation by the physician, the stomach qi becomes deficient and weak. As a result, the patient experiences diarrhea dozens of times a day, with undigested food in the stool, rumbling sounds in the abdomen, epigastric stuffiness that is hard and full, retching, and restlessness with an inability to find peace.