formula | Cinnamon Twig Saposhnikovia Decoction Gui Zhi Fang Feng Tang |
source | Volume 2 of Youyou Jicheng |
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bubble_chart Composition 4.5 gm of tender cinnamon twigs, 6 gm of Hangzhou white peony root, 4.5 gm of northern ledebouriella root, and 3 gm of roasted licorice root.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Take one dose. Add 3 grams of old ginger and 5 large red dates, decocted in water, and take while hot.
bubble_chart Indications
In the early stages of cold-damage disease in infants and young children, there is aversion to cold with fever, heavy body and yellow complexion, or pale face with rapid breathing, heat in the middle qi, yawning, and restlessness.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
For phlegm, add 3 grams of North India mustard seed; for vomiting, add 3 grams each of Dried Tangerine Peel and Pinellia; for excessive heat, add 3 grams of Bupleurum; for chest tightness and shortness of breath, add 3 grams each of Submature Bitter Orange and Platycodon Root.