Poria and Licorice Decoction

傷寒論

Cold damage with sweating and thirst: Wuling San governs it; if there is no thirst, Fuling Gancao Decoction governs it. (Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)) -- Cold damage with cold limbs and epigastric palpitations: one should first treat the water; one should take Fuling Gancao Decoction, then treat the cold limbs. Otherwise, water will soak into the stomach and necessarily cause diarrhea. (Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage))

Poria 2 liang; Gui Zhi 2 liang, peeled; licorice 1 liang, honey-fried; fresh ginger 3 liang, cut. The above four ingredients, with water 4 sheng, boil and take 2 sheng, remove the dregs, divide into three warm doses. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases))

The above four ingredients, with water 4 sheng, boil and take 2 sheng, remove the dregs, divide into three warm doses.

湯劑

Warm the middle and transform fluids; unblock Yang and promote water elimination.

Treats cold damage where water qi attacks the heart, with cold limbs and epigastric palpitations. First treat the water, then treat the cold limbs. Otherwise, water will soak into the stomach and necessarily cause diarrhea.