Trichosanthes and Cinnamon Twig Decoction

金匱要略

Taiyang disease, with complete signs, body stiffness and rigidity, and a pulse that is paradoxically deep and slow; this is Jing (convulsive disease); Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang (Trichosanthes Cinnamon Twig Decoction) governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Trichosanthes root two liang, Gui Zhi three liang, peony three liang, licorice two liang, fresh ginger three liang, jujube twelve pieces. The above six ingredients, with nine sheng of water, boil to obtain three sheng, divide warm into three doses, and obtain slight sweating. If there is no sweat, after the time of a meal, sip hot congee to promote sweating. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases))

The above six ingredients, with nine sheng of water, boil to obtain three sheng, divide warm into three doses, and obtain slight sweating. If there is no sweat, after the time of a meal, sip hot congee to promote sweating. (Modern usage: Boil nine bowls of water down to three bowls; Gui Zhi Add later, boiled for only 15 minutes; take one bowl warm after each of three meals.)

湯劑

Release the flesh and exterior; generate fluids and relax the sinews.

For Gui Zhi Tang pattern with accompanying spasm and contracture symptoms, thirst, and a deep pulse.