Alisma Decoction

金匱要略湯劑

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Source

金匱要略

Original text

There is branching fluid below the heart; the person suffers from clouded dizziness; Zexie Tang governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Composition

Alisma 5 liang, Bai Zhu 2 liang. The above two ingredients, with 2 sheng of water, decoct to obtain 1 sheng, take warm in two divided doses.

Preparation

With 2 sheng of water, decoct into 1 sheng. Remove dregs; take warm in three divided doses per day.

Form

湯劑

Function

Promote urination and eliminate fluids, fortify the spleen and control water.

Traditional indications

Water fluids stop below the heart; clear yang does not rise; turbid yin rebels upward; head and eyes are dizzy. Otogenic vertigo.