Cinnamon Twig 12 gm (do not cut), Licorice Root 12 gm (roasted), Atractylodes 9 gm, Ginseng 9 gm, Dried Ginger 9 gm

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take 900 ml of water, first boil licorice, white atractylodes, ginseng, and dried ginger, the four ingredients, until 500 ml remains. Then add cinnamon twigs and continue to decoct until 300 ml remains. Remove the dregs and administer 100 ml while warm, twice during the day and once at night.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Releasing exterior warming the middle.

bubble_chart Indications

Taiyang disease, with external symptoms not yet resolved, and frequent purgation leading to middle energizer deficiency and cold, persistent diarrhea, epigastric stuffiness and hardness, with unresolved exterior and interior conditions.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This prescription is used because the exterior pathogen has not been resolved, so Cinnamon Twig is used to release the exterior. Additionally, due to middle energizer deficiency and cold, Middle-Regulating Decoction is employed to warm the middle and dispel cold. By addressing both the exterior and interior, with a focus on the interior, the diarrhea naturally stops, the stuffiness dissipates, and the exterior pattern is also resolved.