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Cinnamon Twig and Licorice Decoction
傷寒論湯劑
Source-based · educational reference
Source
傷寒論
Original text
After excessive sweating, the person crosses the hands and covers the heart; there is palpitation below the heart and a desire to press it. Guizhi Gancao Tang governs it. (Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage))
Composition
Guizhi 4 liang, remove bark; Gancao 2 liang, stir-baked. The above two ingredients: with three sheng of water, decoct to obtain one sheng, remove the dregs, and take all at once. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases))
Preparation
Chop the above finely; with three ge of water, decoct to one ge. Remove the dregs and take warm in three divided doses per day.
Form
湯劑
Function
Assist and supplement heart Yang, generate Yang and transform Qi. Support Yang and supplement the middle.
Traditional indications
After excessive sweating, the person crosses the hands and covers the heart; there is palpitation below the heart and a desire to press it.